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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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Why This Senior Almost Didn’t Apply to His Dream Schools
Justin Villeraldo once had a strained relationship with school. “Before coming here I would mess…
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What My First College Tour Taught Me About My Future
This year, I had an eye opening experience during my very first college tour as…
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Why Sarai Traveled Two Hours a Day for School
Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School (APB) alumna Sarai Flores is one of the many…
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Second Annual Ánimo Cup Soccer Tournament Turns Out Two School Winners
This spring, Green Dot middle school and high school students competed in the second annual…
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Middle School Students Organize a Clean Up in the Wetlands
Styrofoam, plastic straws, and cigarette butts were just a few of the items Ánimo Ellen…
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How a Dream Helped This Student Rise Above Challenges
“When I was in ninth grade, I would have never thought I’d be going to…
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Nearly 3000 Miles From Home But Closer to Their Dreams: How These Alumnae Turned Ivy League Dreams into Realities
This summer, Roxana Andrade, an Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School alumna; Maggie…
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How a Student Group Helped Promote a More Inclusive School Environment
“The reaction when you hear the word ‘gay’ on this campus is not the same…
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How Middle Schoolers are Creating Safe Spaces for LGBTQ+ Students
“I’m kind of mad I didn't come to this school earlier. I came here a…
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Why This Government Class Was Recognized by the California Department of Education
This year, Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School received the Civic Learning Award, a recognition…
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Jewish Journal: L.A. Charter High Schoolers Learn About the Holocaust by Meeting a Survivor
More than 100 10th graders from Ánimo Jackie Robinson Charter High School (AJR) gathered May…
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