SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 875
WHEREAS, Native Texan Wendy Kopp has made a significant
contribution to public education as the founder and chief
executive officer of Teach For America; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Highland Park High School in Dallas,
Wendy Kopp earned her bachelor's degree from Princeton
University in 1989; for her undergraduate thesis, she proposed
the creation of a program that would allow top college students
to make a positive difference in the world by teaching in
economically disadvantaged schools; she went on to make that
vision a reality by founding Teach For America in 1990; as a
21-year-old, this remarkable Texan raised $2.5 million in
start-up funding, hired a staff, and recruited 500 men and women
from across the country who shared her vision; and
WHEREAS, Today, under her able guidance, Teach For America
benefits more than 500,000 students; currently, the organization
recruits, trains, and employs 8,000 teachers who serve in 39
regions across the country; these recent college graduates and
professionals commit to two years of service in urban and rural
schools in low-income communities, and in Texas, their
contributions are bolstering student achievement in the Rio
Grande Valley, Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, With passion and determination, Wendy Kopp has
dedicated more than two decades to improving public education,
and in so doing, she is helping to transform the lives of
countless young men and women across the state and nation; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend Wendy Kopp for her exceptional
social entrepreneurship and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success with her important work in behalf of
educational equity and excellence; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Wendy Kopp as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Shapiro
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 29, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate