Wendy Kopp is the founder and chairwoman of the board at
Teach For America, the co-founder and chief executive of Teach For
All, and the author of One Day, All Children. She lives in New York
City.
Steven Farr, Teach for America's vice president for
knowledge development and public engagement, is also the author of
Teaching as Leadership.
Kirkus Reviews, November 15, 2010
"An optimistic narrative about school reform from an author with an
unusual perspective... Kopp's insistence on aiming high should make
it required reading for all professional educators."More Magazine,
January 2011
"Kopp offers a perspective on lessons learned as she spotlights
particularly effective teachers and techniques that have helped
poor children from underperforming schools to exceed standards and
get into college. Following profiles of teachers and schools, she
offers lessons that are widely applicable."Time.com, January 6,
2011
"The group's 20th birthday coupled with its growing network of
alumni means that TFA and Kopp, who is about to publish a new book
and is becoming more vocal on school reform issues, will be in the
news a lot this year."Washington Post, February 4, 2011"Kopp's new
book written with Steven Farr, 'A Chance to Make History: What
Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Education for All, ' offers
an intriguing summary and analysis of all she has wrought...Kopp's
book makes many valid if counter-intuitive points about why Teach
For America makes sense." Education Next, February 3, 2011
"The strength of 'A Chance to Make History' is in documenting that
genuine reform can and is taking place throughout the country. Its
limitation is that by focusing on certain key individuals in what
she calls "Transformational Leadership," Wendy Kopp has chosen not
to delineate broader questions of culture, educational policy at
both local and national levels, and systems of student and teacher
evaluation without which no substantial and nation-wide system of
educational reform can take place." Basil and Spice, February 1,
2011
"When I picked up 'A Chance to Make History, ' I expected to read a
glowing history of Teach For America. While Kopp is justly proud of
the organization she founded two decades ago, her book goes beyond
TFA to explore realistic solutions to the chronic problem of
underperforming schools that turn out underperforming students.
This exploration makes it a valuable addition to the vast amount of
literature on educational reform."MotherJones.com, February 10,
2011
"High school freshmen and veteran policy wonks alike will find A
Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an
Excellent Education for All to be accessible and engaging."
"Kirkus Reviews," November 15, 2010
"An optimistic narrative about school reform from an author with an
unusual perspective... Kopp's insistence on aiming high should make
it required reading for all professional educators.""More
Magazine," January 2011
"Kopp offers a perspective on lessons learned as she spotlights
particularly effective teachers and techniques that have helped
poor children from underperforming schools to exceed standards and
get into college. Following profiles of teachers and schools, she
offers lessons that are widely applicable.""Time.com," January 6,
2011
"The group's 20th birthday coupled with its growing network of
alumni means that TFA and Kopp, who is about to publish a new book
and is becoming more vocal on school reform issues, will be in the
news a lot this year.""Washington"" Post," February 4, 2011"Kopp's
new book written with Steven Farr, 'A Chance to Make History: What
Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Education for All, ' offers
an intriguing summary and analysis of all she has wrought...Kopp's
book makes many valid if counter-intuitive points about why Teach
For America makes sense." "Education Next," February 3, 2011"The
strength of 'A Chance to Make History' is in documenting that
genuine reform can and is taking place throughout the country. Its
limitation is that by focusing on certain key individuals in what
she calls "Transformational Leadership," Wendy Kopp has chosen not
to delineate broader questions of culture, educational policy at
both local and national levels, and systems of student and teacher
evaluation without which no substantial and nation-wide system of
educational reform can take place." "Basil and Spice," February 1,
2011
"When I picked up 'A Chance to Make History, ' I expected to read a
glowing history of Teach For America. While Kopp is justly proud of
the organization she founded two decades ago, her book goes beyond
TFA to explore realistic solutions to the chronic problem of
underperforming schools that turn out underperforming students.
This exploration makes it a valuable addition to the vast amount of
literature on educational reform.""MotherJones.com," February 10,
2011
"High school freshmen and veteran policy wonks alike will find "A
Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an
Excellent Education for All "to be accessible and engaging."
"Huffington Post," March 14, 2011
"Over the last two decades, Teach For America has become an engine
for bringing talent to struggling public schools, and in the
process, generated a force for reform. Wendy Kopp's recent book, A
Chance to Make History, makes that case powerfully.""School Library
Jounral, "June 7, 2011"""I'm halfway into Wendy Kopp's "A Chance to
Make History," and it's excellent. Every time I visit schools, I
can't stop thinking about how we can do better by kids; this covers
it."
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