| Wendy Kopp | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wendy Sue Kopp June 29, 1967 Austin, TX |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation |
CEO of Teach For America CEO of Teach For All |
Wendy Sue Kopp (born June 29, 1967) is the CEO and Founder of Teach For America (TFA), the national teaching corps and the CEO of Teach For All.
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Kopp attended Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas and later was an undergraduate in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton in 1989 and was a member of Princeton's Business Today.
Shortly after graduation from Princeton, Kopp founded Teach For America.
In 1989, Wendy Kopp proposed the creation of Teach For America in her undergraduate thesis at Princeton University. She was advised in her thesis by senior sociology professor Marvin Bressler.[1] She was convinced that many in her generation were searching for a way to assume a significant responsibility that would make a real difference in the world and that top college students would choose teaching over more lucrative opportunities if a prominent teacher corps existed.[2]
In 2007 Wendy founded Teach For All, an organization that seeks to apply the methods of Teach For America to countries around the world.
Kopp chronicled her experiences at Teach For America in two books, One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach For America and What I Learned Along the Way and A Chance To Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education For All
Kopp is married to Richard Barth, president of the KIPP Foundation. They have four children and live in Manhattan.[3]
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