“ Every time a child's promise is cut short by their legal status, our country wastes precious resources and loses talent we need. Wendy Kopp
“ The lack of diversity in higher education is a problem we as a country must tackle if we're going to live up to our promise. Wendy Kopp
“ A core part of Teach For America's mission has always been affecting positive change in the traditional public school system. Wendy Kopp
“ Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession. Wendy Kopp
“ Mindsets, skills and leadership, experience and access, and critical consciousness - we need all four of these things for our students to be the leaders, people and citizens we want them to be. Wendy Kopp
“ If we're going to see sustainable results from all the other investments we're making in education, we need to build leadership capacity in each and every country. Wendy Kopp
“ Technology has enormous potential to address educational needs more efficiently, help teachers improve their performance, and enrich and individualize student learning. Wendy Kopp
“ In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of… Wendy Kopp
“ If we freed up all the money in the certification process, think about how much more money we'd have to put into teacher salaries. Wendy Kopp
“ If the world's leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we'd better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion. Wendy Kopp
“ Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results. But we also have to invest a lot in the leadership pipeline to take advant… Wendy Kopp
“ Research confirms that great teachers change lives. Students with one highly effective elementary school teacher are more likely to go to college, less likely to become pregnant as teens, and earn ten… Wendy Kopp
“ The mission that unites all of the programs of the Teach For All global network is that of cultivating the leadership capacity critical to ultimately ensuring educational opportunity for all. Wendy Kopp
“ We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the ch… Wendy Kopp
“ Countries have largely been left alone to handle or ignore their educational problems as they see fit. In part, this was because we assumed that the contexts and challenges were so different from nati… Wendy Kopp
“ We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and moti… Wendy Kopp
“ Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions. Wendy Kopp
“ Teach For America was built on the idea that our best hope of reaching 'One Day' is to have thousands of alumni use their diverse experiences and ideas to effect change from inside and outside the edu… Wendy Kopp
“ All around the world, we send our top talent into finance, technology, medicine and law - everywhere but towards expanding opportunity for our most marginalized children. Wendy Kopp
