Wendy Kopp
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| Born | Wendy Sue Kopp June 29, 1967 Austin, TX |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | CEO of Teach for America |
Wendy Sue Kopp (born June 29, 1967) is the founder and president of Teach For America (TFA), the national teaching corps.
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[edit] Background
Kopp was an undergraduate in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. She received her A.B. from Princeton in 1989.
[edit] Teach for America
Shortly after graduation from Princeton, Kopp founded Teach for America:
- In 1988, Wendy Kopp proposed the creation of Teach for America in her undergraduate thesis at Princeton University. 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.[1]
Kopp chronicled her experiences in her book, One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for America and What I Learned Along the Way.
[edit] Awards
- 2008: Doctorate of Humane Letters from Georgetown University; spoke at commencement ceremony for main undergraduate college[2]
- 2006:Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize[3]
- 2004:John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards[4]
- 2003:Clinton Center Award for Leadership and National Service
- 2003:Child magazine’s Children’s Champion Award
- 1994:Aetna’s Voice of Conscience Award
- 1994:Citizen Activist Award from the Gleitsman Foundation
- 1993:Woodrow Wilson Award (Princeton University)
- 1991:Echoing Green Fellowship
- 1991:Kilby Young Innovator Award [5]
[edit] Book
- One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for America and What I Learned Along the Way. (2001)
[edit] Trivia
- 05 February 2007: Kopp appeared on the Colbert Report.[6]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Kopp Named MHC Commencement Speaker". 2007. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/news/newsfull.shtml?portal_id=2JGDhD~HryUDcnDQiDD~nhQU&node=5187646&full=1. Retrieved on 2007-04-24.
- ^ "Commencement Address: Georgetown College". http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=34121. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize". http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/prize/winners_kopp.shtml. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ "John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards". http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education+and+Public+Programs/New+Frontier+Award/Award+Recipients/Wendy+Kopp/l. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ "Wendy Kopp Biography". http://www.glenninstitute.org/glenn/lectures/kopp.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ "Wendy Kopp Pays a Visit to the Colbert Nation". http://www.teachforamerica.org/newsroom/documents/TeachForAmerica_News_20070206.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
[edit] External links
Biographies:
- Official biography - Teach for America
- Thesis sparks thriving teacher corps - Princeton University
- Biography - John Glenn School of Public Affairs
- Wendy Kopp at the Internet Movie Database
- Wendy Kopp: America's Best Leaders
Interviews and speeches:
- Feature video interview with Wendy Kopp on The Alcove with Mark Molaro
- Teaching Children - PBS
- Change the World Interviews
- 2009 Commencement Speech - Washington University in St. Louis
- 2008 Commencement Speech - Georgetown University
- 2007 Commencement Speech - Mount Holyoke College
- 2006 Commencement Speech - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
