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September 5, 2017
Meet a Few of the Founding Faces of Destiny Middle School
Meet some of our founding members of the Destiny Middle School family who are excited…
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August 29, 2017
Green Dot Celebrates Graduates Across the Network
We'd like to say a final congratulations to over 1,600 Green Dot graduates from the…
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August 24, 2017
How Comic Books Can Create Community in the Classroom
This summer, Green Dot curriculum specialist Peter Carlson taught educators from all over the world…
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August 21, 2017
Just Keep Swimming: An Educator’s Letter to College Freshmen
English teacher Catherine Stine shares words of encouragement with Green Dot alumni embarking on their…
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August 14, 2017
VOTE NOW: Green Dot Submits Three Panels for 2018 SXSWedu Conference & Festival
For its third year in a row, Green Dot submitted proposals for our educators, leadership…
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August 11, 2017
Back-to-School Advice From a Green Dot Alum
Ánimo Leadership Alumna and Green Dot University Mentor Sandra Estrada offers her back-to-school advice to…
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August 10, 2017
Cooling the Melt: Helping Our Students Get to Day One of Freshmen Year at College
A phenomena known as “summer melt” is a representation of the obstacles faced by many…
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August 2, 2017
Cultivating Professional Habits With Our Second Generation of Green Dot Interns
Our second annual cohort of interns, made up of Green Dot juniors from seven different…
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July 18, 2017
Performance Poetry Teams Write a Legacy at Ánimo Inglewood
Since 2012, Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School has developed a steady stream of poets, planting…
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June 29, 2017
Mock Interviews Prepare Green Dot Students for Future Careers
Oscar de la Hoya Ánimo High School staff partnered with professionals and business leaders across…
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June 28, 2017
Vladovic Honors Ánimo College Preparatory Academy For Community Connection
LAUSD Board Member Dr. Richard Vladovic honors Ánimo College Preparatory Academy for their connection to…
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June 22, 2017
Kevin de Leon Meets with Charter Parents to Talk Immigration Policy
This spring, parents and students from Green Dot Public Schools’United Parents and Students, KIPP Public…
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June 21, 2017
Community Partnerships Bring Free Vision and Health Screenings to Thousands of Students
When students experience challenges with their hearing or sight, it not only affects their ability…
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June 19, 2017
City Year: Building Relationships for Positive Learning Environments
City Year worked with Locke College Preparatory Academy for the past three years to identify…
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June 13, 2017
Assembly member Gipson Honors Ánimo Watts Teacher
Assemblymember Mike Gipson honored Ánimo Watts teacher Lesley Quinteros for her commitment to her community…
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June 7, 2017
Inglewood to Stanford: a Green Dot Alumnus Makes His Way
As he walked through the ivory columns of one of California’s most distinguished academic institution,…
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June 1, 2017
How We Build Community Among Our Graduates
Last month, hundreds of students and educators gathered to celebrate our college-bound seniors’ journey into…
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May 9, 2017
Locke Students Reflect on South LA’s History and Write a New Chapter…in Their Own Book
Students at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy are soon-to-be published authors. Locke was selected…
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May 9, 2017
Tiana Diggs: The Fulfillment of a Promise
I was a first year teacher with Green Dot, and at my very first All…
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May 3, 2017
Five Green Dot Teachers Honored as Heroes of Education
This spring Los Angeles Unified School District District 7 Board Member Dr. Richard Vladovic honored…
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