Let the tech firms and consulting firms build your skills, but be sure to ask yourself, ‘Am I maximizing my impact?’ ‘Am I living up to my values?’ Wendy Kopp Read Quote
We aspire to be equal opportunity, but all across the country where a student is born, their race, their class affect where they end up. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Where educational deprivation exists, it breeds conflict and enables repression. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Every time a child’s promise is cut short by their legal status, our country wastes precious resources and loses talent we need. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Tests that sugar-coat the truth only set up our kids to fail in worse ways down the road. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
We’re not trying to be the only route into teaching. We do put enormous energy into understanding what differentiates the most successful teachers. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others – people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
In every case where I’ve seen a transformational school, there’s a principal who really has the foundational experience of having taught successfully. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
