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Wendy Kopp - Narrowing Educational Gaps Across America
Wendy Kopp - Narrowing Educational Gaps Across America
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2008
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Podcast episode
Description
In an effort to narrow the gap in educational opportunities, Teach For America currently places over 5,000 teachers in low-income and poorly performing schools across the country. Its growing corps of alumni is also taking their educational experiences into careers in law, public health, policy making, and leadership. In this audio interview, Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach For America, tells host Sheela Sethuraman about the history, goals, and ideals of that program. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/wendy_kopp_-_narrowing_educational_gaps_across_america
Released:
Feb 19, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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