Parents at Excel Help Build the Family Feel
Two Excel Public Charter School parents, Office Coordinator Jessica Youmans and parent volunteer Jessica Berglund,…
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Humans of Green Dot
How Destiny Middle School is Supporting Students Beyond Its Own Doors
At Destiny Middle School, we’re excited that over 20 students from the current eighth grade…
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LA Times–HBO docu-series ’15: A Quinceañera Story’ showcases L.A. natives Ashley and Zoey, a boxer and a trans Latina
An ODLH student was featured in HBO's docu-series about quinceañeras in Los Angeles.
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How Two Green Dot Students Wound Up on the Hamilton Stage
Last fall, over 50 students and a dozen chaperones from Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo…
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Why This Green Dot Alumnus Chose an HBCU
Animo Watts alumnus Alyssa Nettle knew she wanted to act, and also had a deep-seeded…
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Living to Serve: An Educator’s 15-Year Journey
For Nat Pickering, history teacher at Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School, teaching isn’t just…
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‘Locke stands for a promise’
School leader Peggy Gutierrez shares how and why Alain LeRoy College Preparatory Academy is delivering…
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Brand New Teachers Reflect on First Semester in the Classroom
With the end of the first semester under our belt, we checked in with some…
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Meet A Green Dot Educator: Kara Hayes
Meet Kara Hayes, a Special Education teacher at Destiny Middle School in Tacoma WA, and…
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Green Dot Alumnus ‘Never Thought About College’ Now Excelling at Georgetown
Despite the rigorous college preparatory curriculum he experienced at AJR, Gomez couldn’t imagine himself in…
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‘Are There Many Books in LA?’: Locke Student Recalls Her Journey to the United States
In a time of national immigration discourse framed predominantly around policy, Lily’s story reminds us…
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Assembly member Gipson Honors Ánimo Watts Teacher
Assemblymember Mike Gipson honored Ánimo Watts teacher Lesley Quinteros for her commitment to her community…
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