Pratham USA, an organization devoted to children’s literacy announced the selection of Wendy Kopp as the recipient of the third annual Pratham USA Award for Outstanding Service in Education. The Award serves to recognize the remarkable ability of an individual to effect change and dramatically impact the delivery of education to the underprivileged.
Kopp is the chief executive officer and founder of Teach for America and is CEO and co-founder of Teach for All. She proposed the creation of Teach for America in her undergraduate senior thesis at Princeton in 1989 and has spent the last 22 years working to grow the organization's impact. Under her leadership, Teach for America’s nearly 33,000 participants have reached more than 3 million children nationwide during their two-year teaching commitments. They have sustained their commitment as alumni, working inside and outside the field of education to ensure educational excellence and equity for all children.