Wendy Kopp: 3 books
A Chance to Make History
What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
Since 1990, Teach For America has been building a movement to end educational inequity in America. Now its founder, Wendy Kopp, shares the lessons learned from the experiences of more than 25,000 teachers and alumni who have taught and led schools in low-income communities during those years. A Chance...
One Day, All Children...
The Unlikely Triumph Of Teach For America And What I Learned Along The Way
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2008
From her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization that sends outstanding college...
Teaching As Leadership
The Highly Effective Teacher's Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2010
A road map for teachers who strive to be highly effective leaders in our nation's classrooms
Teach For America has fought the daunting battle of educational equity for the last twenty years. Based on evidence from classrooms across the country, they've discovered much about effective teaching...