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We're looking for people out there who have demonstrated that they are leaders, have track records of achievement, and want to be part of a force... of a much larger force of determined people who want to bring about, ultimately, institutional change.

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As a senior at Princeton, I felt like the whole world was open to me. In our country, that's not a given. We aspire to be a place of equal opportunity, and yet where you're born determines your prospects.

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We're not trying to be the only route into teaching. We do put enormous energy into understanding what differentiates the most successful teachers.

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In every case where I've seen a transformational school, there's a principal who really has the foundational experience of having taught successfully.

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Imagine how different those classrooms could be if hundreds of Nigeria's most talented recent graduates and professionals channeled their energy not only into the country's banks, but into making education in the country a force for transformation.

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If we're going to see sustainable results from all the other investments we're making in education, we need to build leadership capacity in each and every country.

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Our teachers are operating just as effective leaders in the business world do. They set a vision that most people think is crazy. They convince the kids why it's important to accomplish the goal. And they are totally relentless.

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People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.

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We're trying to be the top employer of recent grads in the country. Size gives us leverage to have a tangible impact on school systems.

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When I started Teach For America, I wasn't trying to come up with an idea that would change the world. I was trying to solve a problem much closer to home: I was a senior in college, and I had no idea what I was going to do with my life!

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: June 29th, 1967

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