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September 15, 2020
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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September 14, 2020
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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September 8, 2020
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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September 2, 2020
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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September 1, 2020
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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August 31, 2020
Inside the Dot: Expanded Learning as a Service
Join us as we explore how we serve students through expanded learning.
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August 26, 2020
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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August 18, 2020
STEAM Summer Lab School
This summer, Green Dot students spent four weeks engaging in an interdisciplinary, project-based unit of…
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August 7, 2020
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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July 31, 2020
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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July 27, 2020
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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July 22, 2020
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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July 21, 2020
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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July 15, 2020
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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