However, there is one easily overlooked obstacle standing in the way of turning this localized version of
a teacher peace corps into a reality in Missouri's two biggest cities: the incompatibility of different pension systems.
In 1988, Princeton student Wendy Kopp wrote a thesis arguing for a national
teacher corps, modeled on the
Peace Corps — the archetype of liberal volunteerism — that «would mobilize some of the most passionate, dedicated members of my generation to change the fact that where a child is born in the United States largely determines his or her chances in life.»