For the Love of Soccer: Seeing Beyond Victory
Last spring, Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School students hoped to participate in Green Dot’s…
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Humans of Green Dot
How a New Mural is Making Students Feel Seen at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Middle School art teachers Margaret Ward and Gretchen Proulx saw the…
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Ánimo Pat Brown’s New Building Strengthens the College Pathway
This fall, the Florence-Firestone community gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ánimo Pat…
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Perry Shields: Journey of a Second Career Teacher
“I’m 57 years old, and I’m in my twelfth year of teaching -- I’m late…
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How a 5k Run Changed This Student’s Life
“Students want to attend college, but we all share the same worry, and that’s affording…
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Meet Principal Jasmia Fowler: ‘If Not You, Then Who?’
There is a mantra that Jasmia Fowler, new Principal at Ánimo College Preparatory Academy, lives…
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Why You Can’t Just Teach Language With Worksheets
“My focus has been to have the students look at Spanish as a tool, an…
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Keeping Students in College: Why Alumni Champions Are Vital
Our students are often the first in their families to attend college, and this added…
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Chad Soleo Appointed Interim CEO of Green Dot Public Schools National
As Green Dot Public Schools National continues its search for a new Chief Executive, the…
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‘Not My Parents’ Locke’: Reflections from a Current Locke Student
I’ve heard people say, “Locke is a school meant for delinquents who will never amount…
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Green Dot Celebrates National Principals’ Month
At Green Dot we know that all great schools have a great leader at the…
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Students Say ‘Thank You’ to Staff and Educators
In this video, students from across the network have something to say to all of…
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