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LA School Report: Green Dot’s experience shows LAUSD was right to release student growth data because it’s a more meaningful measure of student success
We are pleased that the LAUSD Board of Education earlier this month approved the release…
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ACPA Celebrated and Supported on The Ellen Show
Green Dot is pleased to share that one of our Los Angeles school principals was…
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Tiana Diggs: Leading with Love and High Expectations
Few people are surprised that Tiana Diggs is now a principal at the school where…
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How Simone Is Paving the Way for Her Siblings to Attend College
“If I move up, they move up, we’re a unit. I have to do my…
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Green Dot Students Outpace State in Student Growth and Proficiency Improvements
Green Dot’s students across Los Angeles, from Boyle Heights and Compton to Inglewood and Venice,…
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The Case for Supporting the Mental Health of Your Students
This Mental Illness Awareness Week, Janneth Johnson discusses why all students should have access to…
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A New Era for California Charter Schools
Today marks a new era for California charter public schools. Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB…
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Join Us in Celebrating National Principals’ Month
At Green Dot, our school leaders drive the direction of our schools and embody our…
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Sandra Estrada: My Road to College
In her junior year at the University of California, Los Angeles we spoke with Ánimo…
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Peace Ikediuba: Don’t Knock Yourself out of the Game
“At a certain point in my life I stopped thinking about college because I knew…
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Why This Alumna Became a Counselor at Her Alma Mater
“When I became a counselor many of my friends and even family members would ask…
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Why This Founding Green Dot Student Came Back to South LA
Daisy Estevez, a social studies teacher at Ánimo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School, became a…
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How Math Will Help This Future Nurse Practitioner
“People always joke that the Pythagorean theorem isn’t going to help you in the real…
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How Marching Band Changed This Alumnus’s Life
“The Locke band has given me a purpose,” reflected Danny Velasquez, Alain LeRoy Locke College…
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Send Us to SXSWedu 2020: Vote Now for Green Dot’s Panel Submissions
For the fifth year in a row, Green Dot has submitted submitted proposals for our…
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Ánimo Compton Reignites Students’ Love for Learning
“When Brianna Chavez began attending Ánimo Compton Charter School in her seventh grade year she…
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Rising So That Others Can: Meet Alumna Yaritza Gonzalez
During the 1980s, my parents migrated from Mexico to California in search of better opportunities.…
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Ending Random Searches of Students
Green Dot has always believed that schools should be a place where students feel safe,…
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Locke Students Shine at First Unified Sports Track Meet
On an early Thursday morning, student athletes from Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy’s Unified…
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College and Career Readiness Through the Arts at Ánimo Venice
In underserved communities, students typically have less access to an arts education and receive significantly…
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