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Teach for America Answers Obama's Education Call
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsPresident Barack Obama's recent State of the Union address called for more young people to join the effort to close the vast achievement gap that exists in the United States. It turns out that Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach for America, had been ready for the president's call for 20 years. For two decades, Teach for America has been recruiting elite college graduates to work as teachers in low-income communities that face educational challenges. Stephen Lovekin, Getty Images Teach for America CEO Wendy Kopp, seen here in 2008, says, "We need transformational change" in ...
Teach for America: A Ray of Light in Public Schools' Dark Hour?
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyAt regular intervals, America focuses on the state of public education -- usually to point out deficiencies and propose a new set of solutions. Any ideas would be welcome right about now. Cities across the country are closing schools and cutting programs and staff as they devise strategies to raise academic standards. Because of budget problems and declining enrollment, Detroit on Wednesday announced plans to close 44 of the stressed district's 172 schools. The Kansas City school board has voted to shut down 26 schools, leaving 33 operated by the district. Boston school officials are ...
Teach for America Founder Urges WU Students to Think Big
By Sam Guzik - Politics DailyAt commencement proceedings for Washington University in St. Louis on Friday, Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp urged graduates to take on global issues and to use their fresh perspective on the world to find new solutions to the problems facing their generation. Her speech highlighted the success of the Teach for America program as an example of how radical ideas from young people can make a lasting impact on the world. ...
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