American - Public | June 29, 1967 -
I had been very focused on the issue of education disparities in our country, and literally, by the time kids are just nine years old, in low-income communities, they're already three or four grade levels behind nine-year-olds in high-income communities.
Wendy Kopp
EducationTimeCountryThreeFocused
Throughout history, when societies have been faced with big challenges, they've put their best people on them. During the Space Race, American and Russian scientists, engineers, astronauts and cosmonauts pushed the bounds of what was possible and landed men on the moon.
HistoryBestMenSpacePeopleMoon
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.
TechnologyOpportunityChildrenLaw
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.
EducationLeadershipResultsCountry
People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.
EducationPeopleWorldEverything
We're trying to be the top employer of recent grads in the country. Size gives us leverage to have a tangible impact on school systems.
SchoolImpactTryingCountryTopUs
When I started Teach For America, I wasn't trying to come up with an idea that would change the world. I was trying to solve a problem much closer to home: I was a senior in college, and I had no idea what I was going to do with my life!
LifeChangeHomeChange The World
In a society that glorifies the pioneers, it's easy to think that an endeavor is only worth pursuing if you can be the first to pursue it.
SocietyThinkEasyWorthYouFirst
Persistent inequality costs the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars a year, undermining our global competitiveness, our democracy, and our ideals as a nation.
DemocracyYearInequalityNationOur
Cultivating more leaders who reflect our heterogeneous society depends on universities' transparent use of race as one of many factors in an admissions process that is accessible to all.
SocietyProcessRaceMoreReflect
When you think of the typical Teach For America corps member, soldiers and ex-bankers are probably not the people who come to mind. In fact, there is no such thing as a typical corps member. They can't be neatly pigeonholed or painted with a broad brush.
PeopleMindThinkAmericaYouTeach
As a white woman with a privileged education, I'm keenly aware that I founded an organization that can only realize its goal if it enlists many more leaders who share the backgrounds of the students and families we work with.
WorkEducationWomanOrganization
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Wendy Kopp quotes