A Conversation with Wendy Kopp

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Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Wendy Kopp

Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America (TFA) and co-founder and current CEO of Teach For All, discussed efforts to engage TFA alumni in the fight for educational equity in the United States with HKS Dean David Ellwood. Kopp spoke on social entrepreneurship and the socioeconomic struggles faced by students and teachers in failing schools as well as her recent work with Teach for All including a new focus on expanding programming to meet educational needs of low-income students all over the world.