ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

trump

USA Today: Mr. Trump, Don’t boost our budgets while cutting education

March 28, 2017
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USA Today: “In the “skinny budget” that the White House released this month, President Trump offered $168 million in new funds for charter schools. As public charter school operators, we appreciate the proposed investment in new schools like ours.”

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community southeast seattle

Community Helps Shape Future Public Middle School in Southeast Seattle

February 21, 2017
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Before Green Dot’s Southeast Seattle Middle School opens the doors, we’ll have spent nearly two years listening and gathering feedback from the residents and organizations that make this area one of the most diverse and thriving communities in the state.

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Charter School

Public Education and Charter Schools at this Moment in History

January 12, 2017
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CEO, Marco Petruzzi, shares with TOWN HALL LA how Green Dot Public Schools is revolutionizing the public school system. Petruzzi addresses how Green Dot achieves better student outcomes with lower per pupil funding, a unionized workforce, and operates only in high need communities.

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parent engagement

It’s No Secret, Engaged Parents Help Students Succeed

December 9, 2016
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We strive to engage parents in their child’s education because we know that parent engagement supports student success. Green Dot is committed to creating a bridge between students’ home life and our schools.

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United Parents and Students

United Parents and Students Assemble for Change

November 18, 2016
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The third annual United Parents and Students Assembly elevated a future where students had safe and clean paths to school, where parents had jobs that paid a living wage, and higher education was more accessible to students.

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OUR MISSION:

to help transform public education so all students graduate prepared for college, leadership, and life.