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Contact: Sean Thibault, 213-444-8613, sean.thibault@greendot.org January 13, 2016, LOS ANGELES — In response to Tuesday’s Board of Education vote to approve a new charter for a middle school led by Green Dot Public Schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), Cristina de Jesus, President of Green Dot Public Schools California, issued the following…

Number is most in charter school’s history on annual list by U.S. News  LOS ANGELES – Eight Green Dot Public Schools have been named America’s Best High Schools by US News & World Report, the most in the non-profit charter school network’s 15-year history. Ánimo Inglewood, Ánimo Jackie Robinson, Ánimo Leadership, Ánimo Pat Brown, Ánimo…

Community event on May 9 will honor Class of 1973 grads LOS ANGELES – Green Dot Public School will name the newly renovated baseball and softball fields at Alain LeRoy Locke College Prep Academy after two of Locke High School’s most famous alumni: baseball Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Eddie Murray. Both graduated from…

Washington Post’s Challenge Index measures which schools provide most opportunity for students to take tough courses that help prepare them for college LOS ANGELES – Six Green Dot Public Schools high schools are among the top 2% most challenging to their students in the country, according to the Challenge Index, a survey by the Washington…

Golden Got Awards Highlight the Nonprofit Organization’s Core Values and Focus on Student Success LOS ANGELES – As it continues to celebrate its 15th anniversary, Green Dot Public Schools will pause this Saturday to honor the teachers, administrators, counselors, and other staff members who best exemplify the core values that drive its work at its…