Teach for America Reflection

Elizabeth Dike

Teach for America Reflection

Laura Mizuar

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People

Wendy Kopp

        Motivated

        Smart

        Well – raised

        Caring

        Successful

        Young

        Diligent

        Opportunity

Teach for America

        A program that is similar to the Peace Corps but for teachers

        Improve schools and the education system

        Teacher training and recruitment

        Context

        Kopp worked long hours alone

        Contacted several people to help fund her idea

        Was rejected by a lot of people

        Contacted by lower level executives instead of CEOS

        Program was always overwhelmed

        Late with a lot of the work

        Continued to grow

        Financial instability

        Deal

        Kopp raised a lot of the money alone

        Contacted several companies

        Grant from Clinton legislation

        Had some financial supporters but not enough to keep them out of troubke

        Tried expanding before they had funds to do so

        Budget was higher than actual received

        Had a growing deficit each year