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February 12, 2019
How One Math Lesson Turned Into a Chess Club
The courtyard at Ánimo Jefferson Charter Middle School bustles with laughter and the sounds of…
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February 6, 2019
I Am Black History: Why and How We Must Contribute to the Pages of All Our Students’ Stories
As I think about Black History Month, I remember a drawing of this little brown…
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February 4, 2019
See How Parents Rallied for Change in Their Communities
This fall, United Parents and Students (UPAS) hosted thousands of local parents, students, and community…
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January 30, 2019
Green Dot Joins Thousands of Parents to Rally Ahead of Charter Moratorium
Yesterday hundreds of parents and students from Green Dot Public Schools joined thousands more from…
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January 30, 2019
Green Dot Leaders Respond to LAUSD’s Call for a Charter Moratorium
Green Dot National CEO Chad Soleo and Green Dot California CEO Dr. Cristina de Jesus…
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January 28, 2019
USC News: Parents’ Sacrifices Drive First-Generation USC Student to Succeed
Seeing her mom and dad work tough jobs to survive motivates USC Mork Family Scholar…
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January 27, 2019
Daily News: Capping charter schools in LAUSD will hurt students and families
With the Los Angeles Unified School District teachers union strike now over, it’s easy to…
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January 25, 2019
Seattle Times: For Teacher Diversity, Look to Alternative Schools
As a former teacher, principal and leader of color at Green Dot Public Schools, I…
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January 22, 2019
Parent Leaders Foster Change For Their Communities
This fall, United Parents and Students (UPAS) hosted thousands of local parents, students, and community…
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January 18, 2019
For the Love of Soccer: Seeing Beyond Victory
Last spring, Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School students hoped to participate in Green Dot’s…
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January 17, 2019
How a New Mural is Making Students Feel Seen at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Middle School art teachers Margaret Ward and Gretchen Proulx saw the…
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January 8, 2019
Ánimo Pat Brown’s New Building Strengthens the College Pathway
This fall, the Florence-Firestone community gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ánimo Pat…
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December 4, 2018
Perry Shields: Journey of a Second Career Teacher
“I’m 57 years old, and I’m in my twelfth year of teaching -- I’m late…
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November 20, 2018
How a 5k Run Changed This Student’s Life
“Students want to attend college, but we all share the same worry, and that’s affording…
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November 16, 2018
Parent Power: How Hundreds of Families are Changing Their City
Green Dot has always believed in the power of families and students to self-advocate for…
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November 6, 2018
Meet Principal Jasmia Fowler: ‘If Not You, Then Who?’
There is a mantra that Jasmia Fowler, new Principal at Ánimo College Preparatory Academy, lives…
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November 2, 2018
Expanded Learning: Supporting Students Beyond the Bell
At Green Dot Public Schools, learning doesn't stop when the school bell rings. Expanded learning…
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November 1, 2018
Help Make College Access Possible For All
This year, across our network, each of our 30 schools is fundraising to help underwrite…
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October 30, 2018
Why You Can’t Just Teach Language With Worksheets
“My focus has been to have the students look at Spanish as a tool, an…
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October 26, 2018
Updated: Seattle Seahawk Tyler Lockett Visits Destiny Middle School
This month, students at Destiny Middle School got a surprise visit from Seattle Seahawks star…
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