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Ánimo Westside Students Win Funding for Wellness Program
Young women at Ánimo Westside Charter Middle School received seed funding to create social change…
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How Ánimo Mae Jemison is Strengthening Parent Relationships
Ánimo Mae Jemison Charter Middle School works closely with parents to bridge the gap between…
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Help Us Shine Light on Exceptional Educators
On May 5, 2018, Green Dot Public Schools will celebrate educators and staff who are…
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How Two Green Dot Students Wound Up on the Hamilton Stage
Last fall, over 50 students and a dozen chaperones from Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo…
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Your Child’s Safety is Our Priority: Green Dot’s Response to the Stoneman Douglas Tragedy
In light of the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, we wanted to…
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Playing Kickball Using Sabermetrics and More Computational Thinking Fun
"One of the many reasons I’ve become passionate about teaching computational thinking is that well-planned…
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Under the Same Roof Now: Reflections from a Senior on ASLA’s New Building
ASLA senior Frederick Rodulfo shares his experience of how the 2014 building fire has impacted…
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Green Dot Signs On To Joint Statement on President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal
Green Dot joined charter school networks from across the country in signing on to this…
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A Field Trip to Empower Young Women of Color
This past fall, 100 young women of color from six Green Dot high schools took…
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A Look Inside Green Dot’s In-House Administrator Credentialing Residency
The AIR program seeks to increase the number of highly effective school leaders at the…
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In Memoriam: Education Advocate & Green Dot Parent Shirley Ford
Today we honor the life of education advocate and Green Dot parent Shirley Ford. As…
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CBS: Watts Teachers Turn To Bounce Bands To Help Bounce Grades And Behavior
CBS LA covers an innovative way of helping students with high energy manage their energy…
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ForwardLA: How Positive Youth Development Acts as a Proactive Public Safety Initiative
Focusing on proactive and early preventative measures rather than suppressive ones can make a real…
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Why This Green Dot Alumnus Chose an HBCU
Animo Watts alumnus Alyssa Nettle knew she wanted to act, and also had a deep-seeded…
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Petruzzi: New Year, Same Call for Perspective on Public School Success
Green Dot CEO Marco Petruzzi follows up on his editorial published in The 74: "I…
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Living to Serve: An Educator’s 15-Year Journey
For Nat Pickering, history teacher at Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School, teaching isn’t just…
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The 74 — Petruzzi: In Growth-vs.-Proficiency Debate, Data, Trust, and Time Are Keys to True Student Performance
Green Dot CEO Marco Petruzzi makes the case for focusing on growth over proficiency in…
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‘Locke stands for a promise’
School leader Peggy Gutierrez shares how and why Alain LeRoy College Preparatory Academy is delivering…
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From Solar Systems to Lebron James’s Plays–How Computational Thinking is Transforming the Classroom Experience
Analyzing LeBron James's plays from the 2015 NBA finals. Designing Greek monuments. Creating a solar…
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ForwardLA: What Good Jobs and Fair Wages Mean for Green Dot Families and Students
At Green Dot, we are more than simply invested in our students’ futures; we actively…
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