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Students Cross College Awareness Gaps with Senior Bridge
For the last four years, our school counselors and teachers have spearheaded Senior Bridge, an intensive four-week summer enrichment course that guides students through the college application process.
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We Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with Heroes, Students, and Alumni
From school namesakes to difference-making Alumni, here are five stories that celebrate Latinx excellence across our network of schools.
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Why Can’t We Read Things Like This for Class?
By Constantine Singer Constantine Singer is a graduate of Earlham College and Seattle University. He is in his 21st year as a teacher, the last 10 at Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy. Earlier this year Green Dot teacher and author, Singer, reflected on his experiences using culturally relevant text to cultivate a love…
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Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee Re-Entry Updates 9/6
Congratulations Green Dot Public Schools TN on completing four weeks of distance learning! It has been a journey of continuous ebbs and flows.
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My government students usually register and educate voters — in person. Here’s how we’re adapting.
I’m embarrassed to admit that in my first decade or so of teaching high school government courses, I thought it was enough to give students a rigorous and challenging education in the systems that make our country run.
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Why Social-Emotional Learning Is Crucial in the Digital Classroom
Amid distance learning, our advisory has remained a crucial safe zone for students where students cope with the unprecedented shifts in their lives.
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Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee Re-Entry Updates 8/31
Welcome Back, Green Dot Students and Families! As we continue to attend school through distance learning, we are always thinking about the safety of our school communities. We will continue to follow the guidance of Mayor Strickland’s “Back to Business Plan” to determine when it is safe to re-enter the school buildings.
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Inside the Dot: Expanded Learning as a Service
Join us as we explore how we serve students through expanded learning.
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Green Dot Joins Virtual Panel on K-12 Student Homelessness
This summer, Melissa Peña, Green Dot’s Community School Manager, participated in the Homelessness Policy Research Virtual Research Symposium on K-12 Student Homelessness.
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This Inclusive Program for Special Needs Changed This Memphis Mom’s Outlook
When Valencia Dean enrolled her daughter Jada into Wooddale Middle School 5 years ago, she immediately knew that she had found the perfect school for her daughter.
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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.
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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.
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The New School Year Comes at an Unprecedented Time for Green Dot Educators
COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented shift in education, but while the pandemic has created many new challenges, it has also inspired our schools to innovate and develop new ways to serve our students, families, and communities.
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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.
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Green Dot launches students to college with annual scholarship
On a sunny springtime afternoon, students across Green Dot Public Schools attended a virtual Launch to College event, where they joined breakout sessions with admission counselors and networked with Green Dot students attending the same universities. However, for two seniors, this event would add an extra dose of excitement.
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.
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College Preparedness Shaped This Student into a Bonafide Leader
Growing up, Valentin Castillo knew he wanted to go to college and serve his community, but he didn’t know how. That path became clearer once he attended Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School.
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Q&A: Class of 2020 graduate on the cusp of attending UCLA
Amid pandemic life, we held a conversation with Class of 2020 graduate Trinity Bradford of Ánimo South Los Angeles Charter High School and discussed her thoughts, sentiments, and interest around her upcoming transition to college.
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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.
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