I recently read the books Rigged by Ben Mezrich and Relentless Pursuit by Donna Foote. Relentless Pursuit profiles four teachers in the Teach For America program. It also talks a lot about Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach For America. One of the most famous alumni of Teach For America is Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the District of Columbia public school system and founder of The New Teacher Project, a program similar to Teach for America.

In addition, just this last weekend I saw the movie Sugar. It’s about a minor league baseball player from the Dominican Republic. It’s a very good movie, but it’s not really about baseball. Go see it if you're interested in how many of the players who you see on TV came to be there.

Tags: book, books, Rigged, Ben Mezrich, Relentless Pursuit, Donna Foote, Teach For America, Wendy Kopp, Michelle Rhee, The New Teacher Project