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This fall, the Florence-Firestone community gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ánimo Pat…
December 4, 2018
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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November 6, 2018
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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October 30, 2018
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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October 26, 2018
Updated: Seattle Seahawk Tyler Lockett Visits Destiny Middle School
This month, students at Destiny Middle School got a surprise visit from Seattle Seahawks star…
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October 24, 2018
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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October 15, 2018
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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October 8, 2018
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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July 23, 2018
Meet Some of the Founding Faces of Rainier Valley Leadership Academy High School
Last year, Green Dot Public Schools opened the middle school grades for Rainier Valley Leadership…
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June 19, 2018
Q&A: Meet Youth of the Year Award Winner Talisha Skinner
We sat down with Talisha Skinner, a senior at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy.…
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June 7, 2018
How This Math Teacher Connects the Dots for Her Students
“It never fails, every time I tell someone that I'm a math teacher they say…
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June 4, 2018
Full Scholarship Alert! An Ánimo Watts Warrior Becomes a USC Trojan
"I will never forget the day the acceptance package came. In that moment, I was…
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