As a founder of two organizations that recruit top college graduates to expand educational opportunity, I’ve spent a lot of time examining what’s at work in successful classrooms and schools over the past two decades. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
If the world’s leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we’d better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
More often than not, the most effective leaders have been shaped by teaching successfully in high needs classrooms. Because of their experience, they know that it is possible for low-income children to achieve on an absolute scale and understand what we need to do to allow them to fulfill their potential. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
Dartmouth is such a special college with its rich history, dedicated student body, and, as I’ve been learning more recently, colorful customs. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
While I started out with a vague understanding that diversity would be important, my own observations have led me to realize that achieving greater levels of diversity is in fact vital to our long-term success. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
I had been very focused on the issue of education disparities in our country, and literally, by the time kids are just nine years old, in low-income communities, they’re already three or four grade levels behind nine-year-olds in high-income communities. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
It’s Teach For America’s responsibility to ensure that all alumni know their voices are heard and valued, and to surface the range of opinion they represent. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
A core part of Teach For America’s mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, which is why Teach For America encourages rigorous independent evaluations of our program. Our mission is too important to operate in any other way. Wendy Kopp Read Quote
