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Category: 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.

Technology, Children

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.

Education, Country, See

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.

Experience, People, Want

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.

Opportunity, Mission, Teach

School boards can be a steppingstone to higher forms of political leadership.

School, Political, Higher

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 advantage of that freedom and flexibility.

Freedom, Important, Results

I think the way to understand Teach for America is as a leadership development program.

America, Think, Development

Teach For America is working hard to be one significant source of the leadership we need.

America, Working Hard

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 motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

Success, Perseverance

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.

Work, Education, Hard Work

In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement.

education, experience

Technology has enormous potential to address educational needs more efficiently, help teachers improve their performance, and enrich and individualize student learning.

Technology, Performance