Wendy Kopp on Education Reform

Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under willow creek, leadership, teach for america, wendy kopp, educational reform, videos | 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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Why even the innovators at TED care about reforming public schools

Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under dave eggers, TED, videos | Leave a Comment

Once upon a School
Dave Eggers at TED conference (2008)
Even the “best and brightest” gathered at this year’s TED conference are exploring how to engage public education reform.
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 […]

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Dr. Tony Evans Endorses 20/20 Vision for schools (Full Event Video 2 hrs)

Posted on June 17, 2008 - Filed Under christ tabernacle, tony evans, training, videos, Resources | 1 Comment

May 29 @ Christ Tabernacle
New York, NY
20/20 Vision for Schools activates people in faith communities to engage public education reform. 50-80% of each congregation is already directly connected to public schools, as students, parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts , uncles, cousins, teachers, custodians, administrators, support staff, coaches, and more. As such they are positioned […]

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The story behind the story

Posted on June 11, 2008 - Filed Under testimonies, pilot projects, operation backpack, christ tabernacle, videos, case studies | Leave a Comment

Operation Backpack
“Mommy, can you take us to see the good people?” My son chimed in, “Yes, Mommy! Please, I want to see the good people.” So I promised them that I would take them and I did.
Here’s the backstory to the mother’s testimony of the “good people.” The video captures how one church (Christ […]

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2020 Vision in 3 minutes, 33 seconds

Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under videos, Resources | Leave a Comment

The campaign to reform public education within a single generation of students, explained in 3 minutes and 33 seconds. Help us trim the video down to 30 seconds. Please indicate the most/least important content in the comments section.

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