Post by Princeton University

Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America and co-founder and CEO of Teach For All, has been named the 2026 Class Day speaker. Kopp, a Class of 1989 graduate, will speak to Princeton seniors at the ceremony scheduled for May 25 on Cannon Green: https://bit.ly/48pDeuD In a message to their peers, Class Day student leaders said, “Kopp’s address to the class is sure to remind us that our Princeton education carries with it a responsibility to serve something larger than ourselves.” Kopp first conceived of Teach For America as part of her undergraduate thesis while majoring in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. Since its founding in 1990, Teach For America has inspired more than 70,000 college graduates to help expand educational opportunities for children in under-resourced K-12 schools across the country. Teach For America also supports its network of alumni who continue to work in education as teachers, school leaders, policymakers and innovators. After 17 years leading Teach For America, Kopp co-founded Teach For All in 2007. The global network fosters the development of locally led organizations, now in more than 60 countries, that leverage Teach For America’s approach “to develop collective leadership to ensure all children fulfill their potential,” according to the organization.