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How a senior thesis changed classrooms across America
Kopp’s thesis proposed recruiting top graduates into teaching, and Teach for America has since trained more than 72,000 people, the group said.
- In 1989, Princeton University senior Wendy Kopp proposed a teaching corps in her thesis, launching Teach for America, which has since trained more than 72,000 people to lead classrooms across the U.S.
- Teach for America offers two-year, full-time teaching positions in schools nationwide, where recruits gain professional experience and benefits while applying their skills to diverse careers afterward.
- Aneesh Sohoni, CEO of Teach for America, originally dreamed of becoming a lawyer but said, "Once I met students, I realized I wanted to do this the rest of my life."
- First-Generation immigrant Alejandro Diaz-Granados persevered through the pandemic to reach students without computers, crediting teaching with providing him a sense of community and purpose.
- Wendy Kopp, who led Teach for America for 24 years, now serves as CEO of Teach for All, continuing to expand educational leadership globally.
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How a senior thesis changed classrooms across America
Wendy Kopp’s 1989 Princeton thesis inspired Teach for America, placing thousands of non-education majors in classrooms to address teacher shortages in underserved schools and promote educational equity across the U.S.
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