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Admission Counselors Share Tips for College Application Success
November marks the beginning of the end for college applications. Here are 10 tips on…
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How This Green Dot Alumna Spurs Hope, Change Across South LA
This week we had the opportunity to sit down with Diamond Jones, a Class of…
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Green Dot Celebrates National Principals Month
“Fearless,” “a great mentor,” and “the pillar of our school” are just a few of…
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What Does "Ánimo" Mean?
Of Green Dot’s 19 schools in California, nearly all have the word Ánimo in their…
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Students Cross College Awareness Gaps with Senior Bridge
For the last four years, our school counselors and teachers have spearheaded Senior Bridge, an…
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We Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Heroes, Students, and Alumni
From school namesakes to difference-making Alumni, here are five stories that celebrate Latinx excellence across…
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Why Can’t We Read Things Like This for Class?
When I wrote my own book, Strange Days, I was thinking a lot about this.…
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My government students usually register and educate voters — in person. Here’s how we’re adapting.
I’m embarrassed to admit that in my first decade or so of teaching high school…
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Why Social-Emotional Learning Is Crucial in the Digital Classroom
Amid distance learning, our advisory has remained a crucial safe zone for students where students…
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Inside the Dot: Expanded Learning as a Service
Join us as we explore how we serve students through expanded learning.
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Green Dot Joins Virtual Panel on K-12 Student Homelessness
This summer, Melissa Peña, Green Dot’s Community School Manager, participated in the Homelessness Policy Research…
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STEAM Summer Lab School
This summer, Green Dot students spent four weeks engaging in an interdisciplinary, project-based unit of…
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The Power of “Yet” — Rising to the Challenge Amid a Global Pandemic
Carmen Leiva, a math teacher at Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy, loves watching students in…
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Green Dot launches students to college with annual scholarship
On a sunny springtime afternoon, students across Green Dot Public Schools attended a virtual Launch…
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CalMatters: A Focus on Injustice, Inequity in Public Education Must Drive California’s Budget Priorities
The past months have been a time of exceptional change and challenge for Green Dot…
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College Preparedness Shaped This Student into a Bonafide Leader
Growing up, Valentin Castillo knew he wanted to go to college and serve his community,…
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Q&A: Class of 2020 graduate on the cusp of attending UCLA
Amid pandemic life, we held a conversation with Class of 2020 graduate Trinity Bradford of…
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Why This Alumna Is Committed to Public Service
Breanna Maldonado has demonstrated that you can achieve anything with determination and drive. This year…
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