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How Organized Parents and Students Empower Communities
In education, poverty is still the principal indicator of quality — where working class families can ask for change, but, without power, they cannot demand it. United Parents and Students, an affiliate of Green Dot Public Schools National, is working to change that.
Adventures Outside the Classroom: Green Dot Teens Are Up to the Challenge
This spring eight teams of Green Dot students and school staff conquered a one-of-a-kind outdoor adventure that tested their endurance, strength and teamwork.
Read More >>Spotlighting a Future Leader of Green Dot Seattle Middle School
Ms. Myra McCormick will serve Green Dot Seattle Middle School as Assistant Principal in its founding year after completing the Green Dot Administrator In Residence program.
Read More >>Reimagining Rigor through the Arts at Ánimo Venice
Art is more than a series of classes at Ánimo Venice, it is a program that offers a gateway to the human experience, an opportunity for authentic learning to teach students about themselves in relationship to the world around them.
Read More >>USA Today: Mr. Trump, Don’t boost our budgets while cutting education
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.”
Read More >>And the Fifth Annual Golden Dot Award Winners Are…
The Golden Dot Awards highlighted educators and staff who demonstrate exceptional teaching, school leadership and support for our schools.
Read More >>What August Wilson, Denzel Washington and Ánimo Leadership Students Have in Common
This semester, drama students at Ánimo Leadership Charter High School were chosen by the Center Theatre Group to participate in an August Wilson residency, created to advance students’ development as scholars and artists. Wilson was a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, whose work included Fences, which was adapted for the screen by Denzel Washington and nominated for four Academy Awards this year.
Read More >>Women of Color Combat Bullying in Watts
Motivated by personal experiences and hard work, Women of Color is working to make their community better by bringing awareness to the impact of bullying.
Read More >>Literacy Leaps Ahead at Kirby
“We don’t always know where students are coming from, they may or may not have the same background as us, but it’s our job to understand them.” – Monifa Roberts Monifa Roberts is a Literacy Enrichment Teacher at Kirby Middle School in Memphis, TN. Though a veteran public educator with over a decade of teaching experience,…
Read More >>AIR Program Cultivates Compassion in School Leadership
The leaders at Ánimo Inglewood take personal responsibility for the communities in which they work. They are sympathetic to the needs of others and put their whole hearts into every one of their tasks to support their community with a smile.
Read More >>Green Dot Ambassadors Connect Students to the Arts
Exposure to great arts institutions have the potential to change and inspire life trajectories – encouraging students, whose access is too often constrained, to aspire alongside historic artists.
Read More >>STEM Students Shoot for the Moon and Build the Robots to Get There
If science is the key to our future, we’ve learned that applied learning can unlock student passion. With renewed interest in astronomy and space exploration, who better for students to learn from than one of the world’s leading authorities on space Dr. Charles Elachi.
Read More >>Community Helps Shape Future Public Middle School in Southeast Seattle
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.
Read More >>Honoring Excellence at The Fifth Annual Golden Dot Awards
Join us Saturday evening, March 18th to celebrate Green Dot Public Schools educators and staff who are transforming the landscape of public education at the Golden Dot Awards.
Read More >>Young Men Thriving in Urban Scholars Program
At Ánimo Watts College Preparatory Academy, math teacher Damon Rutledge created the Urban Scholars program, a specialized program designed to provide African American male students the resources to thrive at school. The program is especially focused on connecting students with positive male role models in the community.
Read More >>Young Women in STEM Reach for and Mingle with the Stars
More than ever there is a need for diverse minds whose unique backgrounds will allow America to continue to innovate and make vital scientific advancements similar to the efforts of the women in Hidden Figures.
Read More >>Public Education and Charter Schools at this Moment in History
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.
Read More >>Renewal & Reflection: Which Green Dot Values will Guide us in 2017?
As we enter a new year, there is much to consider from the past year that can help support our mission to transform public education so that all students graduate prepared for college, leadership, and life. There are many elements of our work that are truly valuable to student growth and community revitalization–both core parts of Green Dot’s model.
Read More >>Support Green Dot to Create Opportunities for All Students
We imagine a future when every child, regardless of what neighborhood they live in, can enjoy excellent public schools, safe streets, and fulfilling careers. With your partnership, we believe that our cities can achieve this dream.
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