Purpose
Supreme Court Ruling is a Victory for Students and Families
Earlier today, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that charter schools are constitutional, and upheld lower court rulings that affirmed the laws that govern and fund charter schools.
Read More >>Celebrating a New Home for Rainier Valley Leadership Academy Middle School
Last month, students at Rainier Valley Leadership Academy got a new school home. To celebrate the new building, RVLA students and staff, along with community partners, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and shared their thoughts on the importance of having high quality public school options in their neighborhood.
Read More >>SBAC Results Show Green Dot Schools Achieve Breakthrough in Student Growth
Green Dot students in South LA students are achieving some of the best academic growth in the state, according to state test and academic growth models from CORE, a network of the 9 largest school districts across California.
Read More >>Five Green Dot Schools Up For Renewal Are All Re-authorized
Several schools across South LA were renewed this week by elected officials, helping keep more high quality public options to these historically underprivileged neighborhoods. Green Dot Public Schools’ network of Title I secondary schools had five schools under scrutiny this week–and all five were renewed!
Read More >>Three Green Dot Schools Achieve TVAAS Scores of 5 as 2018-19 School Year Commences
Three Green Dot schools – Bluff City High School, Kirby Middle School, and Wooddale Middle School – all achieved Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) scores of 5 as they opened in early August for the 2018-19 school year.
Read More >>New Year, New School! Doors are Open at Ánimo Compton
This month, Green Dot’s newest school in California, Ánimo Compton Charter School opened its doors to smiling faces and eager minds at the Vanguard Learning Center in Compton. Ánimo Compton is Green Dot California’s first school to serve sixth through twelfth grade students.
Read More >>Families Advocate for Better Food Quality in our Communities
“For far too long having fast food restaurants on every corner has taken a toll on the health of our communities,” said Keisha Mitchell, a United Parents & Students leader. In many underserved neighborhoods there is a higher likelihood of residents finding multiple fast food chains than wholesome grocery stores.
Read More >>Daily Breeze — Local High School Graduates Land Prestigious Scholarships
Vanessa Felix, Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School alumna will have an extra $10,000 to fund her plans for higher education after being selected for the Milken Scholars 2018 Scholarship Program.
Read More >>A Leadership & Life Playlist: Songs That Have Inspired My Work
Green Dot Leadership and Life Coordinator Charli Kemp shares the purpose and importance of our new Leadership and Life framework.
Read More >>Why So Many Fairley Students Are Heading to Clark Atlanta University
When Fairley High School alumni and former teacher Cafabian Heard first walked on to the campus of Clark Atlanta University, little did he know that soon enough a trail of Fairley alumni would soon be following his footsteps, largely due to his mentorship and encouragement.
Read More >>