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As the "stunningly successful nonprofit corporation Train for America" (New York Times) celebrates its 20th anniversary, its founder Wendy Kopp issues a passionate and motivating summation of what she and TFA corps associates have discovered: that educational inequity-the accomplishment gap-is a solvable problem, and that the main element to dealing with it-in an individual classroom, a institution, or system-wide-is control. For 20 years, Train for America has been working to end educational inequity, sending some of our nation's most appealing college graduates to teach in some of our nation's most under-resourced communities. TFA and its own corps associates know from experience that the contributing factors behind the accomplishment gap-dysfunctional inner-city and rural economies, poor health care, broken households, among others-are daunting. But they have also come to the enjoyable realization that educational inequity is a solvable problem. Highly effective teachers are attaining transformational progress in their classrooms despite the obstacles. And the abilities and strategies that produce them impressive are specific and identifiable. Within this inspiring, optimistic book, TFA's founder and chief executive Wendy Kopp shows concretely that the accomplishment distance can be closed down, and delineates what it will take to close it. Through stories from classrooms and schools across America, she distills the main element lessons TFA has discovered from the activities of 24,000 corps associates. The heroism and hard work of a person teacher can enhance a child's life. But to enhance the educational experience and opportunities of most America's children, and also to ramp up the rate of change, specific teachers should be backed by schools, institution systems, and regulations dedicated to nurturing, fostering, and spreading their efforts.
