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People

January 8, 2019

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

October 8, 2018

Green Dot Celebrates National Principals’ Month

At Green Dot we know that all great schools have a great leader at the…

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…

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.…

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…

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…