Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner: Wendy Kopp, Teach for America

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A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All
One Day, All Children...: The Unlikely Triumph Of Teach For America And What I Learned Along The Way

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Wendy Kopp
Teach for America

As the brainchild of Kopp while studying at Princeton, in 1989, Teach For America works for equity in American classrooms and recruits some of the brightest college graduates to take on the task of teaching.

From beginning as a social entrepreneurship startup with a shoestring budget, Teach for America is now an enterprise-size organization with net assets in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Kopp is also CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of social enterprises that seeks to adapt the Teach For America model internationally.

Last Updated: Tue, Jan 11, 2011

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Category	Title	Author/Speaker	Organization	Length	Date
Podcast	Social Entrepreneurship Changing Education Wendy 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.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	01:00:39	01/2011
Video	Social Entrepreneurship Changing Education [Entire Talk] Wendy 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.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	01:00:01	01/2011
Video	The Desire to Make a Difference In 1989, as a senior at Princeton University, Teach For America CEO and Founder Wendy Kopp was a public policy major concerned about inequity in American education. Her idea for Teach For America was born from a desire to right these injustices, and realizing classmates searching to make a difference in the world were all around her.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	03:00	01/2011
Video	Learning Curves Never End CEO and Founder Wendy Kopp discusses Teach For America's challenge to face major organizational learning curves, in its early years. Kopp describes how this process continues, as the organization continues to try and better answer questions around issues of recruitment, training, professional development, management, and financing.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	02:43	01/2011
Video	Lessons Learned the Hard Way Sometimes fundamental lessons are learned the hard way, according to Teach For America CEO Wendy Kopp. She explains that when an organization learns through tough experience, the insights gained become core lessons that stay with you. Kopp also articulates both the challenges and advantages that come with growth and scale.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	00:56	01/2011
Video	The State of Education Reform Teach For America CEO and Founder Wendy Kopp is amazed at where educational reform is today, compared to where it once was in America. As an example, in the past, it would have been challenging to find evidence showing that schools can overcome the socio-economic disadvantages of their students, says Kopp. She states that evidence now shows this to be possible, and while questions of how to scale successful models persist, Kopp believes there are reasons to be optimistic about making fundamental changes to the education system.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	03:17	01/2011
Video	Leaders Must Commit to Make Change Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach For America, believes change happens where leaders commit to making organizational transformations, mixed with high-levels of energy and discipline. As in all business sectors, transformational leaders in education have an obsession with building strong teams and systems, and creating cultures committed to continuous improvement.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	02:16	01/2011
Video	Advice for Social Entrepreneurs "Embrace your inexperience," says Wendy Kopp, CEO and Founder of Teach For America, as "inexperience can be an asset because you don't know what is impossible." Kopp reminds social entrepreneurs they will need a lot of help, and to not try to do it all alone. Kopp also encourages social entrepreneurs to remain on a constant search for allies who can help you fulfill your mission.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	03:41	01/2011
Video	Answering Teach For America's Critics Wendy Kopp, CEO and founder of Teach For America, believes that many critics of her organization are misinformed about the thoroughness of the program. Kopp is willing to put Teach For America's pre-service teacher training up against that of any other organization, and she believes their recruitment process constantly improves. Rather than being a "band-aid" to the education crisis, Kopp sees Teach For America as answering an urgent need that the nation can no longer wait to address.	Wendy Kopp	Teach for America	07:49	01/2011

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