SERIES:

Faces of Growth
School

Why Sarai Traveled Two Hours a Day for School

July 9, 2019
| |

Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School (APB) alumna Sarai Flores is one of the many students whose academic trajectories have been dramatically changed since they arrived at a Green Dot school. “I was not a very good student; I felt like school wasn’t important, but my mindset changed when I came to APB. I went from failing all my classes to getting mostly As,” reflected Flores.

Golden Dot Awards

Maguire: ‘We have never been more certain of your boundless potential’

May 25, 2017
| |

In her acceptance speech, 2017 Green Dot Principal of the Year Meghan Maguire shares an inspiring message.

Read More
Heroes in Education

Five Green Dot Teachers Honored as Heroes of Education

May 3, 2017
| |

This spring Los Angeles Unified School District District 7 Board Member Dr. Richard Vladovic honored educators from over 150 schools in his district at the Heroes in Education Award Ceremony. These educators were honored for their achievements in creating opportunities for student success, and making their schools and communities a better place for the families they serve.

Read More
Best High School

Nine Green Dot High Schools Rank in U.S. News & World Report’s Best

April 26, 2017
| |

This week, the U.S. News & World Report issued its Best High Schools 2017 report. The report recognizes each of our nine independent public charter high schools as among the best across in the nation.

Read More
Mark Garcia

In Memoriam: Labor and Education Hero Mike Garcia

April 24, 2017

This week we honor the life of labor hero Mike Garcia, a powerful leader of labor movements in the west, and a former member of the Green Dot Public Schools Board of Directors.

Read More
Charter School

Public Education and Charter Schools at this Moment in History

January 12, 2017
| | |

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

OUR MISSION:

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