About the Program
Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America, recounts the creation of the organization in 1990 and its goal to diminish educational inequality. Ms. Kopp reports on the over 25,000 teachers that have taught in low-income areas with Teach for America and presents her thoughts on the current state of education policy in the United States. Wendy Kopp discusses her book with author and New Yorker staff writer, Malcolm Gladwell at the New York Public Library in New York City.