Posts by mphillips
Green Dot School Leaders Welcome Families Back to School Virtually
As school begins with distance learning, our school leaders share their thoughts, feelings, and excitement.
Read More >>STEAM Summer Lab School
This summer, Green Dot students spent four weeks engaging in an interdisciplinary, project-based unit of study to earn college credit, applying science, ELA, and math skills to study COVID-19 and its impact in our communities.
Read More >>The Power of “Yet” — Rising to the Challenge Amid a Global Pandemic
Carmen Leiva, a math teacher at Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy, loves watching students in her classroom experience “light bulb moments” of realization. In these instances she’d see a spark in their eyes when they’d see their hard work come to fruition.
Read More >>CalMatters: A Focus on Injustice, Inequity in Public Education Must Drive California’s Budget Priorities
The past months have been a time of exceptional change and challenge for Green Dot Public Schools – as they have for most organizations, families and communities.
Read More >>Why This Alumna Is Committed to Public Service
Breanna Maldonado has demonstrated that you can achieve anything with determination and drive. This year she received a full tuition scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles.
Read More >>My Journey to Stanford: Turning Goals Into Reality
“I just, I froze. I didn’t know how to process it. My sisters immediately called my parents and they started cheering ‘You’re going to Stanford.”
Read More >>Students and Families Unite to Address Food Instability
Earlier this year United Parents and Students (UPAS) in partnership with One Family Los Angeles, launched a grocery voucher campaign to get money and resources into the hands of families in vulnerable communities with limited access to food. Through these efforts over $30,000 in grocery vouchers have been distributed to families in need. Read More…
Read More >>La Prensa Latina: How Green Dot Is Helping Transform Public Education In Tennessee
Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee speaks with La Prensa Latina Media about closing the digital divide and supporting Memphis students pave a path to success
Green Dot Counselors’ Message to the Class of 2020
Green Dot counselors throughout the network share a special message for the class of 2020.
Read More >>Ánimo Voices Writing and Art Competition 2020
The Ánimo Voices Writing and Art Competition has become an annual tradition that motivates, recognizes, and celebrates student voices. This year’s theme challenged students to reflect on a time when they, someone they know, or someone they’ve learned about, helped address something wrong in the world. We invite you to learn more about our students’…
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