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Святі Петрівціspecial episode with Wendy Kopp and Sanaya Bharucha from Teach For All Europe Conference 2025hi everyone!Daryna and Anna Oleksandrivna had an amazing opportunity to attend the Teach For All Europe Conference 2025, which took place in Vienna, Austria. Even though the agenda was super tight, our team had a chance to create memories and record some thoughts for our podcast.this is the second part of the episode where we had an opportunity to talk to Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All, and Sanaya Bharucha, Global Head of Student Leadership and Voice.Support our students: https://www.patreon.com/c/saintpetrivtsi2025-04-1512 min
The Partnership Playbook: Unlock Business Growth, Build Strategic Systems, Reclaim Time48. How Partnerships Fuelled Growth Of Teach For AllWhat if the greatest opportunity to change the world was right in front of us—through education?In this episode, we sit down with Wendy Kopp, the visionary founder of Teach For America and Teach For All. She shares how a college thesis turned into a global movement transforming education in 64 countries. If you’ve ever wondered how to create lasting impact, lead with purpose, and scale a mission-driven organization, this conversation is a must-listen.Discover how two years of teaching can shape lifelong leaders and change entire education systems.Learn the secret to scaling a purp...2025-03-1050 min
NeuralZen Venture PodcastWendy Kopp: Founding Teach For America at 21, Global Education Equity, and the Future of EdTech & AI
Wendy Kopp, the visionary behind Teach For America and Teach For All, discusses her journey of founding these organizations at just 21, her commitment to global education equity and equality, and her perspectives on how AI and EdTech will shape the future of learning worldwide
2025-01-2125 min
The Impact AgendaS4E8: Redefining Global Education and Purpose-Driven Leadership with Wendy Kopp, Founder of Teach for America & Teach For AllJoin us for an inspiring conversation with Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, and the visionary behind Teach For America. Wendy's journey began with her senior thesis at Princeton University, which led to the creation of Teach For America, a movement that has transformed education in the U.S. and sparked a global network dedicated to ensuring all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Wendy's insights on leadership, purpose, and impact are invaluable.In this discussion, Wendy will share how she turned uncertainty into act...2024-10-3032 min
Talks at GoogleWendy Kopp | Teach for AmericaTeach For America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp visits Google for a conversation with former Google vice president Sheryl Sandberg. 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 this Talk, she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization that sends outstanding college graduates to teach for two years in the most under-resourced urban and rural public schools in America. The astonishing success of the program has proven it possible for children in low-income areas to attain the...2024-08-1652 minTalks at GoogleEp473 - Wendy Kopp | Teach for AmericaTeach For America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp visits Google for a conversation with former Google vice president Sheryl Sandberg. 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 this Talk, she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization that sends outstanding college graduates to teach for two years in the most under-resourced urban and rural public schools in America. The astonishing success of the program has proven it possible for children in low-income areas to attain the...2024-08-1652 min
The RazReportTransforming Education with Wendy Kopp – The Power of Teach for AllJoin Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach for All, as she shares her inspiring journey and vision for global education reform. In this episode, Wendy discusses:The Birth of Teach for All: From a compelling idea at Princeton to a global network transforming education in 62 countries.The Battle for Equity: Mobilizing leaders to address systemic inequities in marginalized communities.AI in Education: Using technology to democratize learning and enhance educational outcomes.Explore how prioritizing education can reshape our future through collective leadership and social change. Don’t miss this thought-provoking conversation!Ho...2024-06-0420 min
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Sisters on SARC talkSARC (Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and support of research for the prevention, treatment, and cure of sarcomas – a cancer of the bone and connective tissue of the body. Dr. Kopp and Dr. Allen-Rhoades join Dr. Scott Okuno, SARCs Chief Medical Officer, for a conversation about the history of the Sarcoma Sisters and how they are hoping to help patients and loved ones navigate their sarcoma diagnosis through their podcast.2024-05-2041 min
C-Suite Conversations with Dr. Patrick LeddinEpisode #92 Wendy KoppJoin the CEO and co-founder of Teach for All, Wendy Kopp, as she shares her insights on leadership and the importance of embracing diverse perspectives. Wendy reflects on her own career journey and how that has contributed to the evolution of Teach For All, a network of independent organizations in 62 countries that aims to develop collective leadership to ensure all children fulfill their potential. Wendy also discusses the skills needed for success in a changing world, including agency, self-awareness, connectedness, personal well-being, and academic mastery.
2024-04-0428 min
30 Years in 30 MinutesHow Wendy Kopp Grew Teach for America Into One of the Largest Non-Profits in the WorldHow did Wendy Kopp start her world-renowned non-profit, Teach for America (which became Teach for All)? What did she do to scale it?In this episode, Michael Oved sits down with Wendy Kopp, co-founder of Teach for All and Teach For America (non-profits that seek to expand educational opportunity for all, which have generated over $300 million in annual revenue and includes over 50,000 corps members and alumni, who have collectively taught more than 5 million students across the nation). She tells us about her journey to pursue social good as a career, how she founded one of the most...2024-03-1843 min
WISE On Air90: Collective Leadership - A Path to Systems Change? - Wendy KoppRegister for the WISE 11 Summit - Doha, Qatar (28-29 Nov 2023): https://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-11/
As a result of the worst shock to education and learning in history, “learning poverty”—the percentage of 10-year-olds unable to read and understand a simple written text—has increased to 70%, according to the World Bank.
And on top of that, we have constantly been hearing the word ‘reform’ quite a lot especially since the pandemic. A growing consensus that emphasizes the need for educaiton systems to not only prioritize academic skills, but teach students how to navigate uncertainty and change.
In a world where educational...2023-11-2631 min
Sarcoma SistersLeiomyosarcoma with Dr. Suzanne GeorgeDr. George is a medical oncologist and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. She is the Clinical Director at the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute with over 20 years experience of treating patients throughout the world with sarcoma. She is actively involved in the clinical research and works to develop new clinical trials focusing on therapy for metastatic soft tissue sarcoma. In this episode we discuss: What led her into medicine, and what led her into taking care of patients with sarcoma - it included one of the first targeted therapies for...2023-07-2749 min
System CatalystsCreating an Education Leadership Movement with Teach for AllImagine what we could achieve if every leader encouraged others to become trailblazers in their own communities. Teach for All is a global network of over 60 independent organizations that recruit outstanding graduates who commit at least two years to teach in marginalized communities.Today, through the lens of education, we explore how investing in leadership can accelerate impact. Featuring Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder Teach For All and Shaheen Mistri, Founder and CEO, Teach for India.If you want to learn more about Teach for All head on over to t...2023-07-0432 min
The Service Academy PodcastFeaturing Wendy Kopp and Teach for America- How Do We Build Processes That Enable Scaling?In this episode, meet Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America (TFA) and Teach for All, a leadership catalyst for education equality.
Teach for America pioneered a leadership pipeline where the smartest, highest achieving college graduates are recruited to teach for two years in the country’s lowest performing schools, making a meaningful difference in the classrooms and developing an entirely new generation of education and social impact leaders.
Wendy’s work inspires Service Academy’s Ryan and Thomas to create systems that enable scaling — ideas that can be templated, shared and applied locally. Ryan and Thomas...2023-02-1518 min
Scaling ImpactScaling Impact Case Study - Teach for AmericaIn this episode, I talk about:
The origin of Teach for America
The vision of Founder Wendy Kopp
Teach for America by the numbers
How Wendy made teaching in a public school "cool"
How Teach for America recruiting results compare to investment banking
What Wendy is up to now (solving the problem globally)
The BIG goal you need to set to scale impact at your organization
If you’d like to learn how to scale impact at your nonprofit by more than double in less than half the time, sign up for my free 5 day email co...2022-10-2507 min
Sarcoma SistersNutrition and Cancer with Kate UelandKate Ueland, MS ,RD, CSO is an Assistant Professor at Bayster University where she teaches and mentors students and she practices as a dietitian at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Seattle, WA. Kate also works at Fred Hutchinson Research Center in Seattle, WA as the nutrition advisor and editor for the Cook for Your Life website providing science-based guidelines, recipes, and tips to those who have been touched by cancer. The Fred Hutch Cook For Your Life website is such an amazing resource that everyone needs to check out no matter where you are in your cancer...2022-09-271h 04
Conduit ConversationsWendy Kopp, CEO and Co-founder of Teach For AllPaul's guest on this episode is Wendy Kopp. Wendy is the CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations in 60 countries across every region of the world that are working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Prior to launching Teach For All in 2007, Wendy founded and led Teach For America – which has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for expanding opportunity in the United States. She led the development of Teach For All to be responsive to the initiative of social entrepreneurs around th...2022-09-0735 min
Seneca's 100 Women to HearWendy Kopp: Founder of Teach for All and Teach for AmericaWhen she was an undergrad at Princeton, she launched a revolution in education with Teach for America, a way to help children in under-served neighborhoods get a good education. With Teach for All, her mission has gone international. In time for a new school year, we revisit this inspiring episode with Wendy Kopp.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-09-0137 min
Big Girl Money105. The Facts About Fractional CxO Consulting - Julie KoppInterview Begins at (12:54). Have you been flirting with the idea of big career switch up? Then this is the episode for you! Julie has had a meandering career through a variety of industries and has officially landed as a CxO. She advises companies on how to scale and grow their organizations by innovating strategy, organization, and product delivery. She’s had a variety of roles (hence the little x) in large and startup companies!2022-08-1153 min
Women of Color RiseBe Curious with Aimee Eubanks Davis, CEO, BravenAre you a curious leader? For this Women of Color Rise episode, Analiza talks with African American leader Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven. Braven works to ensure underrepresented college students develop the skills, confidence, experiences and networks to get strong first jobs after graduation. Aimée spent the majority of her career at Teach For America leading the organization's groundbreaking work around its human capital and diversity efforts. After graduating from Mt. Holyoke College, she taught sixth grade and led the Breakthrough New Orleans site. She is a 2019 Obama Foundation Fellow, Pah...2022-07-1433 min
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Pediatric Physical Therapy with PT DanDr. Dan Steventon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and practices at The Sanford Children’s Castle of Care Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He specializes in pediatric cancer physical therapy. However, outside of the amazing care he gives his patients, he has a robust social media educational platform and is known as PT Dan The Kids Cancer PT! We encourage you to check him out on twitter And his You Tube Channel including his special series on rotationplasty for Sarcoma Awareness Month! We discuss: His journey to specializing in Physical Th...2022-07-051h 04
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Orthopedics with Dr. R. Lor RandallDr. R. Lor Randall is an Orthopedic Oncologic surgeon who is a world renowned expert in sarcoma orthopedic surgery. He is the David Linn Endowed Chair for Orthopaedic Surgery; Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento. Dr. Randall’s clinical practice and research focus on musculoskeletal surgical oncology and on building-leading edge trans-disciplinary teams to combat rare cancers of connective tissue in children and adults. In this episode we discuss: What led him into Orthopedic Oncologic surgery His translational and health inequity re...2022-06-1855 min
enlightED reinventing education in a digital worldInterview with Wendy Kopp: "Empowering, training and supporting teachers for the Digital Age"Access to technology is not enough to guarantee equal opportunities. The real key to educational improvement lies with teachers.
Find out why teachers are the drivers of change in this talk between Wendy Kopp, CEO and co-founder of Teach for All, and Magdalena Brier, Managing Director of ProFuturo.2022-06-0615 min
enlightED: los retos educativos de la era digitalWendy Kopp: "Empoderar, formar y apoyar al profesorado para la Era Digital"El acceso a la tecnología no es suficiente para garantizar la igualdad de oportunidades. La verdadera clave en la mejora educativa la tienen los docentes.
Conoce por qué los profesores son el motor del cambio en esta charla entre Wendy Kopp, CEO y cofundadora de Teach for All, y Magdalena Brier, Directora General de ProFuturo.2022-06-0615 min
DaybreakDaybreak sits down with Wendy Kopp '89, CEO & co-founder of Teach for AllIn this Daybreak episode, Head Podcast Editor Hope Perry sits down with Wendy Kopp '89 to discuss her senior thesis, which formed the initial idea for Teach for America, as well as criticisms of the organization.Print VersionAssociated Press Article2022-05-2912 min
Future Learning Design PodcastTeaching as Collective Leadership - A Conversation with Wendy KoppWendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations working to develop collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Prior to launching Teach For All in 2007, Wendy founded and led Teach For America – which has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for expanding opportunity for children in the United States – for 24 years. Wendy led the development of Teach For All to be responsive to the initiative of social entrepreneurs around the world who were determined to adapt this approach in their own...2022-05-0843 min
Sarcoma SistersOsteosarcoma with Dr. Katherine JanewayDr. Janeway is a pediatric oncologist and senior physician at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. She is the Director of Clinical Genomics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and her research is focused on genomics, precision oncology and bone sarcomas. She leads clinical trials in osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma both as an independent investigator and as the Chair of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Bone Tumor Committee. In this episode we discuss: What led her into medicine, pediatric oncology and sarcoma research How do we begin to define precision medicine in Osteosarcoma - star...2022-03-2446 min
Sarcoma SistersDesmoid Tumors with Dr. Aaron WeissDr. Aaron Weiss is a board certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist practicing in Maine. He is an associate professor and the Division Director of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Tufts University School of Medicine and he holds the Sam L Cohen Medical Director Endowed Chair at Maine Children’s Cancer Program. As part of Children's Oncology Group he is the Vice-Chair of the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee, and the Associate Vice-Chair of the Clinical Trials, AYA Oncology Discipline Committee. He is an expert in Desmoid tumors and he is the chair of the Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation Medical Advisory Board. In...2022-02-2150 min
Sarcoma SistersEwing Sarcoma Clinical Trial Results DiscussionDr. Allen-Rhoades and Dr. Kopp discuss the results of the recently published Ewing Sarcoma clinical trial - Phase III Trial Adding Vincristine-Topotecan-Cyclophosphamide to the Initial Treatment of Patients With Nonmetastatic Ewing Sarcoma: A Children's Oncology Group Report. We mention in the episode that the full article is accessible, however, it is only if you purchase individually - bummer. However, the link Is here for the article abstract and if you would like to purchase. We discuss the clinical trial in detail including background on previous trials, methods, results and how these results affect current and...2022-01-3146 min
The EdUp Experience365: LIVE from the WISE Summit 2021 - with Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach For All & The 2021 #WISEPrize for Education RecipientWe welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience!
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the 2021 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), YOUR guest is Wendy Kopp, CEO of Teach For All & The 2021 #WISEPrize for Education Recipient, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, aka THE Voice of Education, & this is all brought to YOU by WISE!
Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!
Connect with YOUR EdUp Team...2021-12-0916 min
The Chase Jarvis LIVE Show100 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Try"It's easier to poke holes in an idea than think of ways to fill them. And it's easier to focus on the 100 reasons you shouldn't do something rather than the one reason you should." - Wendy Kopp, Founder of Teach for All Good ideas are a dime a dozen. So what separates the ideas that stay on the shelf from the ones that succeed? That's the topic we explore in this quick episode. Take a listen and let me know what you think. Enjoy! Have a question? Text me 1-206-309-5177
2021-09-2710 min
The Art & Science of SuccessEpisode 5: How to Develop Courageous Leaders, Build your Team, Serve Others, and Attract an Amazing Advisory Board.Welcome to the fifth episode of "The Art and Science of Success." This is part two of our interview with retired Brig General Tom Kolditz, executive director of the Anne and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice U in Houston, Texas.In this episode, Tom continues with his advice and experience for leading people out of lockdown. We start with Tom’s research on perhaps the biggest issue in leadership today - cowardice - caused by excessive self interest. He gets into how he developed a truly amazing team and has an extraordinarily sim...2021-08-1747 min
Masters of ScaleBuild the right flywheel, w/Teach for America / Teach for All's Wendy KoppNot every platform turns into a flywheel for scale. Wendy Kopp founded two networks that each became flywheels for change: Teach for America and Teach for All, where she's currently CEO. Yet the shape of the two networks are surprisingly different. While they both feed similar goals – helping educators find what they need, share what they learn, build enthusiasm, and motivate talent – the two organizations operate under different rules and assumptions. Kopp's journey illuminates how listening, adjusting, and open rethinking are key to building a network that thrives. And how hard-won lessons can produce extraordinary impact.Read a tr...2021-06-0840 min
Globalization RadioTập 10: Giảng dạy vì nước Mỹ và sự chuyển mình của lòng bác ái | Radio Toàn Cầu HóaTeach for America (Giảng dạy vì nước Mỹ) là một doanh nghiệp xã hội phi lợi nhuận, được hình thành và phát triển từ ý tưởng của Wendy Kopp với nỗ lực cải cách giáo dục nước Mỹ trong những năm 1980 - 1990. Từ những quan sát của Wendy, cô nhận thấy sự bất bình đẳng trong việc tiếp nhận chất lượng giáo dục giữa học sinh da màu và học sinh da trắng, giữa học sinh ở các bang lớn và một số bang nhỏ lẻ...2021-05-2115 min
Sarcoma SistersPalliative Care with Dr. Ishwaria SubbiahDr. Ishwaria Subbiah is a palliative care physician and medical oncologist in the Division of Cancer Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. She is uniquely qualified for this role, having completed training at MD Anderson, not only in medical oncology but also in Phase 1 drug development and Palliative Medicine. With all this training she sees patients in the palliative care clinic and also conducts clinical research that focuses on symptom management and patient centered supportive care that is driven by patient-reported outcomes (PROs) with an emphasis on older adult participation on clinical trials. She also works...2021-05-0943 min
The Learnit Podcast#23, Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-Founder, Teach For All: How Do We Unleash the Leadership of Our Existing Educators & Students?As CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, Wendy Kopp leads a global network of over 50 independent organisations cultivating leadership through locally rooted social entrepreneurs. We talk about successful innovations from around the world, the nature of leadership, what this moment means, and whether she thinks we will decide to do anything with it.Show notes:- Twitter: @wendykopp, @TeachForAll- More about Teach For All: https://teachforall.org/- Recent blogpost on Medium: https://medium.com/teach-for-all-blog/how-we-can-ensure-that-covid-19-does-not-cast-a-lifelong-shadow-over-todays-young-people-fa962351fee9- Favourite book about learning - ‘Mindset: The Ne...2021-03-1828 min
The Learnit Podcast#23, Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-Founder, Teach For All: How Do We Unleash the Leadership of Our Existing Educators & Students?As CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, Wendy Kopp leads a global network of over 50 independent organisations cultivating leadership through locally rooted social entrepreneurs. We talk about successful innovations from around the world, the nature of leadership, what this moment means, and whether she thinks we will decide to do anything with it.Show notes:- Twitter: @wendykopp, @TeachForAll- More about Teach For All: https://teachforall.org/- Recent blogpost on Medium: https://medium.com/teach-for-all-blog/how-we-can-ensure-that-covid-19-does-not-cast-a-lifelong-shadow-over-todays-young-people-fa962351fee9- Favourite book about learning: ‘Mindset: The New Psychology of Success’, by Carol S. Dweck: http...2021-03-1828 min
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Clinical Trials with Dr. Breelyn WilkyDr. Wilky is the Director of Sarcoma Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado. She cares for patients over the age of 18 with every type of sarcoma and is an expert not only in traditional chemotherapy treatments for sarcomas, but also at using modern technology such as gene sequencing and molecular profiling to identify out-of-the-box treatments particularly in targeted therapy. Dr. Wilky is also a translational researcher who conducts and designs clinical trials for sarcoma patients, with a focus on early immunotherapy protocols. Her laboratory studies the interaction between sarcomas and the immune system. Additionally, Dr. Wilky leads the inv...2021-03-0957 min
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk404: Wendy Kopp - How To Create A Vision, Execute A Plan, & Engage OthersText LEARNERS to 44222 for more... Full show notes at www.LearningLeader.com Twitter/IG: @RyanHawk12 Wendy Kopp is CEO and Co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent organizations that are developing collective leadership to ensure all children have the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Today, more than 6,000 Teach For America corps members—outstanding recent college graduates and professionals of all academic disciplines—are in the midst of two-year teaching commitments in over 50 urban and rural regions. Notes: Jim Collins called Wendy “my entrepreneur for this decade.” He continue...2021-02-0158 min
Sarcoma SistersSecond Opinions Dr. Allen-Rhoades and Dr. Kopp discuss the topic of second opinions for your sarcoma. Discussing common questions and concerns of second opinions: Tips on deciding if you need/want one Types Issues with too many Unnecessary concerns - you're not cheating on your oncologist why it is important to discuss with your oncologist Tips to getting the most out of it How the pandemic has made them more accessible music: Rospigg photo: Markus Winkler2021-01-3134 min
The StrategeristWendy Kopp - Teach for AllWendy Kopp had an idea. She wanted to borrow a tactic from other industries: if she could convince students fresh out of college to commit to teaching for two years in communities that desperately needed teachers, she could really make an impact in education and broaden the perspectives of the young adults before they move into their planned careers. Thus, Teach for America was born. Today, Wendy has broadened her goals, and co-founded Teach for All to impact education worldwide.Wendy shares how her parents’ commitment to her education impacted her, and how local communities — not necessary federal...2020-12-1634 min
DailypodListen To Yourself (with Vanita Gupta & Wendy Kopp) Podcast: Pod Save the People (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Listen To Yourself (with Vanita Gupta & Wendy Kopp)Pub date: 2020-12-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationDeRay, De'Ara, Sam, and Kaya share their thankfulness affirmations for 2020. DeRay sits down with Vanita Gupta to discuss the Justice Department and the continuing fight to protect democracy. Then, Kaya chats with Wendy Kopp, the CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, regarding the long list of issues facing teachers and students across the country. 2020-12-011h 02
Pod Save the PeopleListen To Yourself (with Vanita Gupta & Wendy Kopp)DeRay, De'Ara, Sam, and Kaya share their thankfulness affirmations for 2020. DeRay sits down with Vanita Gupta to discuss the Justice Department and the continuing fight to protect democracy. Then, Kaya chats with Wendy Kopp, the CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, regarding the long list of issues facing teachers and students across the country.
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Sarcoma SistersRadiation and Sarcoma with Dr. Safia Ahmed We talk with Dr. Safia Ahmed a radiation oncologist who specializes in caring for adults and children with sarcoma - she works with our sister Wendy at the Mayo Clinic! Dr. Ahmed is a Senior Associate Consultant in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And she is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. She has giving numerous lectures and research presentations on a variety of radiation and sarcoma topics including late effects. In this episode Dr. Ahmed breaks down...2020-11-2255 min
Emetophobia Help with Anna ChristieExposure Therapy - Not As Bad As You Think!Host: Anna Christie, Psychotherapist and Emetophobia SpecialistAnna Interviews: Corinne Landy from Denver, Colorado, USATrigger Warnings: We use the word "vomit" and a couple of times "throw up." No gross stories or details. Description: Corinne's experience with Exposure Therapy, which helped her recover fully from emetophobia, is discussed. Anna and Corinne talk about some of their bad experiences with therapists who misunderstand "exposure therapy" for emetophobia. Opening Quotation: "It's easier to poke holes in an idea than think of ways to...2020-11-1329 min
The Webby PodcastS7 EP5: Overwrite: How We LearnOur second Overwrite event featured David Rogier, CEO & Co-founder of Masterclass, and Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-Founder, Teach For All, and tackle the lessons we have learned about how we learn in these unprecedented times. And then we have a special bonus conversation with Josie Jeffies, Design Director at Slack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-11-121h 19
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Pathology with Dr. Valerie Fitzhugh Dr. Fitzhugh is an associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She is an expert in the pathology of sarcomas. Dr. Fitzhugh also has interests in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of Black and other underrepresented groups in medicine to pathology as well as racial disparities in treating patients. Dr. Fitzhugh is a celebrity pathologist and has >21,000 followers on Twitter - find her at @DrFNA. And check out her article: Through...2020-10-1257 min
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Genomics with Dr. Brian CromptonWe talk with our sarcoma brother and world-renowned sarcoma genomics scientist and pediatric oncologist Dr. Brian Crompton. Dr. Crompton is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an Attending Physician of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. He is the Principle Investigator of the Crompton Lab where he and his team are harnessing novel genomic and proteomic approaches to improve patient outcomes in pediatric solid tumors. They leverage innovative technologies to determine prognostic biomarkers and validate druggable targets in Ewing's Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma. In this episode Dr. Cr...2020-09-2750 min
Tokyo Alumni PodcastTokyo Alumni Podcast Episode 42: Kari Kohl - Motherhood, midwifery, TCK, teacherKari Kohl (ASIJ 1986)
Kari Kohl was raised by an IBM family in and around Westchester County, NY and Paris, France. She came to Tokyo in 1984. She then stayed in Tokyo for a year and enrolled in Sophia University’s Intensive Japanese Language program. Kari then returned to the US where she graduated from Princeton University in 1992 with a BA in Modern East Asian History with minors in Women’s Studies and Teacher Preparation. She taught third grade in public New Jersey schools for 4 years, and then enrolled in Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and marr...2020-09-2047 min
Top Class: The OECD Education Policy Podcast | Teachers, PISA, StudentsWill the coronavirus crisis lead to a fundamental change in education?As schools closed across the globe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, education systems were forced to come face to face with the limitations of traditional schooling. In all sectors, technology picked up the slack when physical work environments became unfeasible, and education was no exception – technologies that were previously relegated to the fringes of pedagogical practice suddenly became the only way teaching and learning could take place. Coronavirus has rapidly accelerated society’s increasing reliance on technology, and any sector entrenched too deeply in the old industrial work organisation risks getting left behind. Is education one of them? Has the cris...2020-09-1727 min
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma Surgery with Dr. Andrea Hayes-JordanWe talk with Dr. Andrea Hayes-Jordan a world renowned pediatric sarcoma surgeon and a professor of pediatric surgery and surgical oncology at the University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hayes-Jordan is the Surgeon-in-Chief of the UNC Children’s hospital and the division chief of pediatric surgery at UNC. If you want to know how a world class surgeon thinks this is the episode - take this episode in - Dr. Hayes-Jordan is amazing! Learn: 9:20 - How she prepares when she has a new patient - specific considerations when talking with...2020-08-2158 min
Sarcoma SistersEP 6 Building the Yellow Brick Road - Count Me In!We talk to the amazing Dr. Corrie Painter Dr. Painter is the Associate Director of Operations and Scientific Outreach for the Broad Cancer Program and the Associate Director of Count Me In. Corrie shares with us her own Angiosarcoma story and how her diagnosis ultimately led her to her current position at the Broad Institute where she is leading the charge on the Count Me In patient driven projects that are pioneering how cancer research is done and making impacts on finding cures in rare and metastatic cancers. The Count Me In projects include the following cancer types: Metastatic Breast An...2020-08-041h 00
Larger Than YourselfWendy Kopp - All Children EverywhereGrowing out of Teach For America’s commitment to improving educational equity for students in the United States, Teach For All is a global network dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for children. Wendy Kopp, the founder of both organizations, has spent the last three decades working to eliminate systemic inequities in education.2020-07-2852 min
Sarcoma SistersFertility 101Lisa is joined by Donna Bell in episode 5: Fertility 101. Donna Bell is a Nurse Practitioner at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an expert in onco-fertility. She cares for pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients in the pediatric leukemia/lymphoma division and she helped to start and leads the onco-fertility consultation service. We dive deeper into the meaning of the fertility terminology used and: Why the initial conversation matters Burden parents of patients with sarcoma carry Information overload and squeezing in the fertility conversation All you need is one good man – this is true for mar...2020-07-0649 min
Sarcoma SistersSarcoma and FertilityWe are joined by Dr. Abha Gupta in episode 4: Sarcoma and Fertility. Dr. Gupta is a sarcoma and onco-fertility expert. We discuss female and male fertility and: Do you even want to be a parent? And if yes – is it important if your future baby is related to you? What’s the rush – why fertility question needs to be asked when someone is first diagnosed with cancer and is there a rush? Balloons/marbles = ovaries/eggs Push and pull of AYAs (adolescents and young adults) and their parents Changing your mind – loss and regret And so...2020-07-0648 min
Sarcoma SistersHanneke and Jim Part 2In this short episode we continue the conversation with Hanneke and Jim. They share with us their experience in survivorship land with their daughter who completed therapy for Osteosarcoma 4 years ago. Music: Rospigg Artwork: Jonathan Borba2020-06-1516 min
Sarcoma SistersHanneke and Jim Part 1Hanneke and Jim share with us their families' sarcoma story beginning when their daughter was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at 7 years old. This episode is relatable to all people and families with sarcoma, including advice for what to tell well intentioned people who give unsolicited advice: "Just stand in my puddle with me. That's all I need right now. It's raining everywhere. Don't try to give me an umbrella, don't try to give me rain boots, just stand with me where I am" Music: Rospigg Artwork: Nick Nice2020-06-1551 min
The Bottom LineE8: Wendy Kopp on Teach for America, Non-Profit Fundraising, and Virtual ClassroomsListen to our conversation with Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, a global network of nonprofit organizations with the aim to increase access to equitable education.2020-06-0629 min
Sarcoma SistersEpisode 1 Sarcoma SistersOur first episode letting you know our why for starting a podcast about sarcoma. 2020-05-2511 min
Traipsin' Global on Wheels Podcast HourWorking with the Ford Foundation, Disability Advocacy and Inclusion with Noorain Khan | Episode #28We are absolutely bursting with excitement to share the latest conversation on our TGOW podcast show. We welcomed the accomplished Noorain Khan recently. She is a director in the Ford foundation’s Office of the President where she oversees grantmaking from the foundation’s Reserves Fund and leads cross-foundation strategic projects and initiatives that emerge from the president’s priorities.
Before joining Ford in 2015, Noorain was chief of staff to Wendy Kopp, CEO, and co-founder of Teach for All and the founder of Teach for America. Noorain has received the George Parkin Service Award for outstanding contributions to the Rhodes Trust...2020-03-1227 min
Nonprofit Lowdown#56-Going the Distance with Daniel OscarDaniel Oscar: educator, nonprofit exec, marathoner. Listen in to Daniel's gems of wisdom for staying the course in the nonprofit world. Daniel helped Wendy Kopp build Teach for America and has been in various roles in the nonprofit/education reform sector since then. He shares his tips on how to run the marathon and not the sprint, how to prioritize self-care and his best advice to young people starting out in nonprofit. My favorite takeaway: focus on being helpful instead of being right.
For more about Daniel and Center for Supportive Schools, check it out...2019-10-1719 min
9 to 5ish with theSkimmWendy Kopp, Founder of Teach for America: "I ... was just searching for something that would make a meaningful difference."Wendy Kopp founded Teach For America in 1989, which leveraged recent college grads against educational inequity in the US. Applying that same approach globally, she co-founded Teach For All in 2007. Wendy has been recognized as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People & was awarded the presidential citizens medal for her work. On the couch, Wendy talks about how to sustain passion in a career that has spanned 30 years (12:40 ) and why inexperience can actually be a strength (23:53).This episode of Skimm’d From the Couch is sponsored by AC Hotels by Marriott. Learn more about...2019-09-0434 min
Getting Smart Podcast213 - How the KIPP Foundation is Helping Students Nationwide Get Through College, with CEO Richard BarthToday, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Richard Barth, CEO of KIPP and Chairman of the Board at Braven. Prior to these roles, he also worked with Teach for America from 1989-1996, was President of District Partnerships for Edison Schools for seven years, and served as a Member of the Board at General Assembly. After helping Teach for America get off to a good start, Richard Barth married the founder and CEO, Wendy Kopp. Richard went to work for a school developer and in 2005, he joined a foundation supporting a fledgling charter school network called K...2019-07-3141 min
Getting Smart Podcast212 - Teach for America: Helping All Kids Receive the Education They Deserve, with CEO Elisa Villanueva BeardToday the Getting Smart team is speaking with Elisa Villanueva Beard, Teach for America’s CEO since 2015. Imagine following one of the most recognizable CEOs in the world and taking on an organization that was shrinking and was facing financial and political pressure. Elisa did just that in 2013, following Wendy Kopp as CEO of Teach for America. She cut 40% from the central budget and rejuvenated the organization, ensuring that all 51 TFA programs are connected to their local community. Today, more than 7,000 members reach more than 400,000 students in 2500 schools across America. Of the 53,000 alumni, 85% work in edu...2019-07-2633 min
She RoarsWendy Kopp: On 30 years of educational disruptionWendy Kopp, Class of 1989, was a groundbreaking social entrepreneur long before the term was invented. She conceptualized Teach for America as part of her senior thesis and founded the organization shortly after graduation. It is based a single big idea: the most promising future leaders coming out of college could have profound social impact … Continue reading "Wendy Kopp: On 30 years of educational disruption"2019-07-2500 min
Magna Vita with Alex Olsen#35 - Mindset & Challenges The best podcasts from week #28 talked about mindset and challenges:
Gary Vaynerchuk on Mindset: https://apple.co/2LZ9z23
How I Built This with Wendy Kopp: https://apple.co/2XJiueX
Beyond the Uniform with Jan Rutherford: https://apple.co/2NRIyA0
The TED Interview with Tim Ferriss: https://apple.co/2Y17s40
Anonymous Feedback: bit.ly/MagnaVitaFeedback 2019-07-1618 min
How I Built This with Guy RazTeach For America: Wendy Kopp (2017)In 1989, college senior Wendy Kopp was trying to figure out how to improve public education in the US. For her senior thesis, she proposed creating a national teaching corps that would recruit recent college grads to teach in needy schools. One year later, she launched the nonprofit, Teach for America. Today, TFA has close to 60,000 alumni and continues to place thousands of teachers across the country. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," we check back with 19-year-old CEO Abby Kircher who turned a peanut butter obsession into Abby's Better Nut Butter.
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Never Stand StillS1E5: Teach For All CEO and Co-Founder Wendy KoppOn this episode of Never Stand Still, I spoke with my long-time friend Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, whose senior year thesis at Princeton turned into one of the largest nonprofit educational organizations in the world today. We talked about optimism as a key to success and the responsibility of organizations – whether in corporate America or the nonprofit sector – to nurture peoples’ desire to make a positive impact in the world.2018-08-0721 min
Wharton Business DailyWendy Kopp at Wharton Forum NYWendy Kopp, CEO of Teach for All and Founder of Teach for America, joins host Dan Loney live at the Wharton Global Forum NY 2018 to discuss leadership through teaching on Knowledge@Wharton. http://www.whartonnewyork18.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2018-06-2116 min
Pod Save the PeopleChallenge and ConfrontBrittany, Sam, DeRay and Clint are on for the news. Wendy Kopp, co-founder and CEO of Teach For All, joins DeRay talk through lessons learned across the international education community and the need for diverse and community-driven leadership. DeRay talks with Kat Calvin, founder and CEO of Spread the Vote, to help us understand voter ID laws and how to get involved in advance of upcoming elections.
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Have You Heard#33 Segrenomics: The Long History of Cashing In On Unequal EducationEducation reform is often referred to as the "civil rights issue of our time." But what would have happened if "edupreneurs" (like Mark Zuckerberg, Wendy Kopp or Dave Levin) had used their money, influence, connections and access to solve the riddle of why we can't integrate schools? Have You Heard talks "segrenomics" with Noliwe Rooks, author of Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education.2018-01-0327 min
Have You Heard#33 Segrenomics: The Long History of Cashing In On Unequal EducationEducation reform is often referred to as the "civil rights issue of our time." But what would have happened if "edupreneurs" (like Mark Zuckerberg, Wendy Kopp or Dave Levin) had used their money, influence, connections and access to solve the riddle of why we can't integrate schools? Have You Heard talks "segrenomics" with Noliwe Rooks, author of Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education.2018-01-0327 min
How I Built This with Guy RazTeach For America: Wendy KoppIn 1989, college senior Wendy Kopp was trying to figure out how to improve American public schools. For her senior thesis, she proposed creating a national teaching corps that would recruit recent college grads to teach in underserved schools. One year later, she launched the nonprofit, Teach for America. Today, TFA has 50,000 alumni, a budget of nearly $300 million, and continues to place thousands of teachers across the country. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," how a game of Secret Santa led Chris Waters to create Constructed Adventures, elaborate scavenger hunts for all occasions.
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Social Entrepreneur173, Cheryl Dorsey, Echoing Green | How to Find Meaningful WorkEchoing Green identifies and invests in transformational leaders. How we spend our time is how we spend our lives. Unless you’re independently wealthy, there’s a good chance that right now you’re getting ready for work, on your way to work, you’re already at work, or you’re thinking about work.
If we’re going to spend this much time at work, we might as well make that time count. But the path to meaningful work is not always a straight route. In fact, it might only make sense in hindsight. So, if meaningful work is so important, a...2017-06-1924 min
The Weekly WonkThe Weekly Wonk: The North Korean Playbook
For the first time in years, American diplomats seem optimistic about the future of Iran-U.S. relations. Could our progress there help us deal with North Korea? Suzanne DiMaggio, the director of the Southwest Asia Program, shares what lessons she learned from a recent trip to Pyongyang - and why she's increasingly confident the U.S. and Iran will reach an official nuclear agreement this summer.
Later, as school draws to a close, we look back at a conversation from earlier this year, about how to make our schools better, with Teach For America Founder Wendy Kopp...2014-05-1400 min
Harvard EdCast | Harvard Graduate School of EducationWendy Kopp: A Candid Conversation | Harvard Graduate School of EducationWendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach for All, candidly reflects on her experiences leading Teach for All and Teach for America, with thoughts on the future of both organizations.2014-04-1618 min
The Harvard EdCastWendy Kopp: A Candid ConversationWendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach for All, candidly reflects on her experiences leading Teach for All and Teach for America, with thoughts on the future of both organizations.
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Institute of PoliticsA Conversation with Wendy Kopp | Institute of PoliticsWendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America (TFA) and co-founder and current CEO of Teach For All, discussed efforts to engage TFA alumni in the fight for educational equity in the United States with HKS Dean David Ellwood. Kopp spoke on social entrepreneurship and the socioeconomic struggles faced by students and teachers in failing schools as well as her recent work with Teach for All including a new focus on expanding programming to meet educational needs of low-income students all over the world.2014-03-261h 02The Weekly WonkWeekly Wonk Episode 15: John Kyl & Wendy KoppFormer Senator Jon Kyl explains why 2014 may finally be the year our immigration system gets fixed; Teach For America Founder Wendy Kopp, and Education Policy Program Director Kevin Carey discuss a new strategy for educating the world.
(Note: the second half of this podcast was recorded in early December, before New York Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio decided to appoint Carmen Fariña as the new city chancellor.)2014-01-0900 min
Harvard EdCast20 Years of TFAIn this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Wendy Kopp, founder and president of Teach For America reflects on 20 years of leading this national teaching corps and talks about how it has changed American (and global) education.2013-01-2512 min
The Harvard EdCast20 Years of TFAIn this edition of the Harvard EdCast, Wendy Kopp, founder and president of Teach For America reflects on 20 years of leading this national teaching corps and talks about how it has changed American (and global) education.
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Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastWendy KoppIn A Chance to Make History, Wendy Kopp shares what she has learned in her 20 years at the center of a growing movement to end educational inequity in America.Kopp shows that we can provide children in low income urban and rural communities with an education that transforms their life prospects, if we engage in the hard work required to achieve extraordinary outcomes in any endeavor -- establishing ambitious visions for success; developing capable teams to pursue the vision; building strong cultures of achievement and management systems that foster continuous improvement; and above all, doing whatever it...2011-06-1059 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video SeriesWendy Kopp (Teach for America) - Social Entrepreneurship Changing EducationWendy Kopp, Teach For America's CEO and founder, is driven to end educational inequity across the nation. In this seminar, Kopp shares her entrepreneurial story of starting Teach For America straight out of college, and articulates the sense of urgency that she and her organization still feel for producing fundamental changes to education in America.2011-01-121h 00
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)Wendy Kopp (Teach for America) - Social Entrepreneurship Changing EducationWendy Kopp, Teach For America's CEO and founder, is driven to end educational inequity across the nation. In this seminar, Kopp shares her entrepreneurial story of starting Teach For America straight out of college, and articulates the sense of urgency that she and her organization still feel for producing fundamental changes to education in America.2011-01-121h 00
Inside Social InnovationWendy Kopp - Raising the Bar for Low-Income StudentsTeach For America places thousands of energetic and committed college graduates as teachers in under-resourced schools for their first jobs. In this audio lecture recorded at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wendy Kopp shares why and how she started Teach for America in 1980, and its progress in raising the bar for under-achieving children. She also discusses how the organization rode out its "dark years," when enthusiasm and corporate support for the effort began to wane. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/wendy_kopp_-_raising_the_bar_for_low-income_students2008-10-2747 min
Mount Holyoke College PodcastWendy Kopp Commencement AddressTeach for America founder and president Wendy Kopp spoke at Mount Holyoke's 170th commencement Sunday, May 27, 2007.2008-02-2900 min
Inside Social InnovationWendy Kopp - Narrowing Educational Gaps Across AmericaIn an effort to narrow the gap in educational opportunities, Teach For America currently places over 5,000 teachers in low-income and poorly performing schools across the country. Its growing corps of alumni is also taking their educational experiences into careers in law, public health, policy making, and leadership. In this audio interview, Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America, tells host Sheela Sethuraman about the history, goals, and ideals of that program. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/wendy_kopp_-_narrowing_educational_gaps_across_america2008-02-1927 min
EntrepreneursSocial Entrepreneurship Panel - Part 1At the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C., the Academy of Achievement presented a panel discussion with social entrepreneurs who have founded nonprofit organizations to provide quality education or nutrition to disadvantaged youth. The panel includes Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp, as well as Mike Feinberg, Kirsten Lodal, Jon Schnur and Billy Shore. Wendy Kopp was still an undergraduate at Princeton when she created a plan to build a national teachers corps -- drawn from the top students in our best universities -- to teach in some of our neediest communities. Today thousands of members of Teach for...2007-06-2115 minEntrepreneursSocial Entrepreneurship Panel - Part 2At the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C., the Academy of Achievement presented a panel discussion with social entrepreneurs who have founded nonprofit organizations to provide quality education or nutrition to disadvantaged youth. The panel includes Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp, as well as Mike Feinberg, Kirsten Lodal, Jon Schnur and Billy Shore. Wendy Kopp was still an undergraduate at Princeton when she created a plan to build a national teachers corps -- drawn from the top students in our best universities -- to teach in some of our neediest communities. Today thousands of members of Teach for...2007-06-2111 minEntrepreneursSocial Entrepreneurship Panel - Part 3At the 2007 International Achievement Summit in Washington, D.C., the Academy of Achievement presented a panel discussion with social entrepreneurs who have founded nonprofit organizations to provide quality education or nutrition to disadvantaged youth. The panel includes Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp, as well as Mike Feinberg, Kirsten Lodal, Jon Schnur and Billy Shore. Wendy Kopp was still an undergraduate at Princeton when she created a plan to build a national teachers corps -- drawn from the top students in our best universities -- to teach in some of our neediest communities. Today thousands of members of Teach for...2007-06-2115 min
Women in Education (Audio)Wendy Kopp - Part 1As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp created a plan to build a movement for educational equity by enlisting her generation's most promising future leaders to teach for two years in the nation's neediest urban and rural public schools. After graduation, Kopp set about making her plan a reality, founding Teach for America in 1989. With no teaching or business experience of her own, she created a multimillion dollar organization. Today, more than 3,500 corps members are teaching in our country's neediest communities, reaching approximately 300,000 students. They join more than 10,000 Teach For America alumni -- still in their twenties and thirties...2006-06-0209 min
Women in Education (Audio)Wendy Kopp - Part 2As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp created a plan to build a movement for educational equity by enlisting her generation's most promising future leaders to teach for two years in the nation's neediest urban and rural public schools. After graduation, Kopp set about making her plan a reality, founding Teach for America in 1989. With no teaching or business experience of her own, she created a multimillion dollar organization. Today, more than 3,500 corps members are teaching in our country's neediest communities, reaching approximately 300,000 students. They join more than 10,000 Teach For America alumni -- still in their twenties and thirties...2006-06-0209 minWomen in Education (SD)Wendy Kopp - Part 1As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp created a plan to build a movement for educational equity by enlisting her generation's most promising future leaders to teach for two years in the nation's neediest urban and rural public schools. After graduation, Kopp set about making her plan a reality, founding Teach for America in 1989. With no teaching or business experience of her own, she created a multimillion dollar organization. Today, more than 3,500 corps members are teaching in our country's neediest communities, reaching approximately 300,000 students. They join more than 10,000 Teach For America alumni -- still in their twenties and thirties...2006-06-0209 minWomen in Education (SD)Wendy Kopp - Part 2As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp created a plan to build a movement for educational equity by enlisting her generation's most promising future leaders to teach for two years in the nation's neediest urban and rural public schools. After graduation, Kopp set about making her plan a reality, founding Teach for America in 1989. With no teaching or business experience of her own, she created a multimillion dollar organization. Today, more than 3,500 corps members are teaching in our country's neediest communities, reaching approximately 300,000 students. They join more than 10,000 Teach For America alumni -- still in their twenties and thirties...2006-06-0209 minMy Path to SuccessWendy Kopp - Part 1As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp created a plan to build a movement for educational equity by enlisting her generation's most promising future leaders to teach for two years in the nation's neediest urban and rural public schools. After graduation, Kopp set about making her plan a reality, founding Teach for America in 1989. With no teaching or business experience of her own, she created a multimillion dollar organization. Today, more than 3,500 corps members are teaching in our country's neediest communities, reaching approximately 300,000 students. They join more than 10,000 Teach For America alumni -- still in their twenties and thirties...2006-06-0209 minMy Path to SuccessWendy Kopp - Part 2As an undergraduate at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp created a plan to build a movement for educational equity by enlisting her generation's most promising future leaders to teach for two years in the nation's neediest urban and rural public schools. After graduation, Kopp set about making her plan a reality, founding Teach for America in 1989. With no teaching or business experience of her own, she created a multimillion dollar organization. Today, more than 3,500 corps members are teaching in our country's neediest communities, reaching approximately 300,000 students. They join more than 10,000 Teach For America alumni -- still in their twenties and thirties...2006-06-0209 min