Wisdom of a 5th Grade Solomon

Posted on September 30, 2009 - Filed Under advisory board, education reform, nicole baker fulgham, sojourners, teach for america | Leave a Comment

Sojourners features 20/20 Vision for Schools’ Advisory Board member Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham on their God’s Politics blog today. She recounts an experience as a first year teacher in Compton, CA, when a 10 year old challenged her:
“Aw c’mon Ms. Baker, nobody thinks we’re smart! If they did, they wouldn’t give us this broken [...]

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Wendy Kopp on Education Reform

Posted on August 13, 2008 - Filed Under education reform, teach for america, videos, wendy kopp | Leave a Comment

Watch the pioneering education reformer Wendy Kopp of Teach for America — one of the world’s “100 Most Influential People” according to Time magazine (2008) and one of “America’s Best Leaders” according to US News and World Report (2006) — explain to Charlie Rose why “educational inequity is our nation’s greatest injustice.” 20/20 Vision [...]

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