Professional Writers Coach Seniors On Tackling College Essays
Ánimo Leadership Charter High School senior Ryan Atapattu sat anxiously in front of the computer…
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How Students Connected to the Natural World
Two student reporters from Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School share about their peers' involvement…
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Holding All Students to High Standards: A Look at Special Education at Green Dot Public Schools
Hugo Estrada never imagined that he would become an educator, and is now a thriving…
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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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More than Textbooks: Preparing Students to Lead in a Complex World
In our ever-changing and interconnected world, rife with injustice and disparate opportunities across lines of…
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Former NBA Players Help Green Dot Students Kick off the School Year
To kick off the 2017-18 school year with CollegeSpring, former NBA players Jason and Jarron…
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Shoe Design Contest Winner Tours Vans Headquarters
This summer, Locke alumni Juan Gomez spent the day at Vans Headquarters in Costa Mesa,…
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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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Green Dot Celebrates Graduates Across the Network
We'd like to say a final congratulations to over 1,600 Green Dot graduates from the…
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How Comic Books Can Create Community in the Classroom
This summer, Green Dot curriculum specialist Peter Carlson taught educators from all over the world…
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Back-to-School Advice From a Green Dot Alum
Ánimo Leadership Alumna and Green Dot University Mentor Sandra Estrada offers her back-to-school advice to…
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Cooling the Melt: Helping Our Students Get to Day One of Freshmen Year at College
A phenomena known as “summer melt” is a representation of the obstacles faced by many…
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