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March 13, 2018
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March 13, 2018
Middle Schoolers Take College Classes at Ánimo Ellen Ochoa
To truly prepare students for college, Ánimo Ellen Ochoa Charter Middle School has partnered with…
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March 12, 2018
LA Times–HBO docu-series ’15: A Quinceañera Story’ showcases L.A. natives Ashley and Zoey, a boxer and a trans Latina
An ODLH student was featured in HBO's docu-series about quinceañeras in Los Angeles.
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March 9, 2018
Follow Excel’s Computational Thinking Balloon Into Space
Last spring, Excel Public Charter School launched a weather balloon to an altitude of 112,000…
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March 6, 2018
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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March 5, 2018
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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March 1, 2018
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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March 1, 2018
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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February 27, 2018
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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February 27, 2018
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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February 20, 2018
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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February 16, 2018
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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February 15, 2018
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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February 13, 2018
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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February 12, 2018
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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February 6, 2018
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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February 6, 2018
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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February 5, 2018
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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February 2, 2018
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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January 30, 2018
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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