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Green Dot Commits to 100% Live Classes During Distance Learning
At Green Dot, we believe that live classroom models are best to prevent learning loss, especially for our most vulnerable students.
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Admission Counselors Share Tips for College Application Success
November marks the beginning of the end for college applications. Here are 10 tips on applying to college from admission counselors.
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Five Glimpses into School Spirit During Covid
In these times of uncertainty, human connection is more important than ever.
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Thank You: Celebrating National Principals Month 2020
In recognition of their commitment to education, we are excited to celebrate National Principals Month during October.
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How This Green Dot Alumna Spurs Hope, Change Across South LA
This week we had the opportunity to sit down with Diamond Jones, a Class of 2008 Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School Alum and a rising activist in South LA.
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What Does "Ánimo" Mean?
Of Green Dot’s 19 schools in California, nearly all have the word Ánimo in their name. What does Ánimo mean? And why is it so important to Green Dot?
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Podcast: How We Equipped Our Teachers for Online Instruction Amid COVID-19
The Charter School Superstars podcast held a conversation with Ellen Lin on how Green Dot tackled obstacles under the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Green Dot Provides Voter Awareness, Registration Ahead of Election
Through this collaboration, Green Dot seniors have pre-registered to vote and have learned about one of the many ways they can elevate their voices to impact policies at the local, state, and national levels.
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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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Why Can’t We Read Things Like This for Class?
When I wrote my own book, Strange Days, I was thinking a lot about this. I wanted it to be fun and accessible, but I also wanted it to be a useful teaching tool.
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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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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 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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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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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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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.”
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride, Inclusion in 2020
At Green Dot Public Schools, our school leaders and educators have worked tirelessly to ensure that our campuses are welcoming, safe, and rigorous learning environments where LGBTQ+ students can be their authentic selves.
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Reflecting on a Unique School Year of Adaptation and Achievement
Our network of schools navigated an unprecedented shift this school year, like all of us have. Through persistent passion for education and dedication to preparing students for college, leadership, and life, we finished the school year strong and reinvented the way teaching and learning happens.
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