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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.

What Wendy Kopp doesn't say about Rhee Jay Mathews 2011

Candor is a vital by-product of Kopp's pragmatic approach to school innovation.

What Wendy Kopp doesn't say about Rhee Jay Mathews 2011

Since emerging from Wendy Kopp's undergraduate thesis at Princeton in the early 1990s, TFA has grown to a network of more than 28,000 individuals.

Sam Chaltain: Is Teach for America Becoming 'Too Big to Fail?' Sam Chaltain 2011

So would Kopp's husband, Richard Barth, chief executive of the nation's most successful charter school network, KIPP.

What Wendy Kopp doesn't say about Rhee Jay Mathews 2011

Since emerging from Wendy Kopp's undergraduate thesis at Princeton in the early 1990s, TFA has grown to a network of more than 28,000 individuals.

Sam Chaltain: Is Teach for America Becoming 'Too Big to Fail?' Sam Chaltain 2011

In fact, Kopp's organization trains more teachers annually than any other single institution.

Whitney Tilson: Rebutting 7 Myths About Teach for America Whitney Tilson 2011

Kopp's mother, Jill Stephenson, says on the Internet site CaringBridge. com that he had not regained consciousness since going into cardiac arrest after being treated for heavy bleeding in the field.

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Kopp's passing follows the deaths of three National

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In fact, Kopp's organization trains more teachers annually than any other single institution.

Whitney Tilson: Rebutting 7 Myths About Teach for America Whitney Tilson 2011

Kopp's book makes many valid if counter-intuitive points about why Teach For America makes sense.

What Wendy Kopp doesn't say about Rhee Jay Mathews 2011