Posts Tagged ‘In The News’
Marshall Street Initiative: Leading Improvement with Hearts, Minds, and ‘Data with a Soul’
In our work with Green Dot Public Schools as part of the Charter Students with Disabilities Pilot Community, we’ve witnessed a glowing example of how one charter school network is building capacity to lead improvement at scale: with hearts, minds, and — to borrow the team’s own terminology — ‘data with a soul’.
Read More >>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?
Read More >>LA School Report: Green Dot’s experience shows LAUSD was right to release student growth data because it’s a more meaningful measure of student success
We are pleased that the LAUSD Board of Education earlier this month approved the release of school-specific data that includes student growth among its measures — parents, students and the community will benefit from this improved way of judging schools.
Read More >>ACPA Celebrated and Supported on The Ellen Show
Green Dot is pleased to share that one of our Los Angeles school principals was featured on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Ms. Jasmia Fowler is the principal at Ánimo College Prep Academy and was celebrated alongside her students by Ellen Degeneres in a broadcast program that averages 4.2 million viewers per episode nationwide.
Read More >>LA School Report–Emilio Pack and Cristina de Jesus: The only way forward is partnership
Green Dot California CEO Cristina de Jesus and Emilio Pack, CEO of STEM Prep Schools, share their perspective about what LAUSD should be looking for in the next superintendent.
Read More >>Local Memphis–Local Group Promotes Self-Love Amongst Teen Girls Across The Mid-South
The Beautiful Spirited Women group held their 2nd Annual Teen Girls Explosion Conference at Fairley High School over the weekend.
Read More >>LA Times–HBO docu-series ’15: A Quinceañera Story’ showcases L.A. natives Ashley and Zoey, a boxer and a trans Latina
An ODLH student was featured in HBO’s docu-series about quinceañeras in Los Angeles.
Read More >>Green Dot Signs On To Joint Statement on President Trump’s FY19 Budget Proposal
Green Dot joined charter school networks from across the country in signing on to this statement on the President’s FY18 budget.
Read More >>CBS: Watts Teachers Turn To Bounce Bands To Help Bounce Grades And Behavior
CBS LA covers an innovative way of helping students with high energy manage their energy and increase focus through the use of bounce bands in Ms. Rosati’s class at Ánimo James B. Taylor Charter Middle School.
Read More >>Celebrating Black History Month with the Achievements of Evelyn Granville
Green Dot invites you to celebrate Black History Month with us by honoring the life of Evelyn Granville, and by nurturing the potential in all students.
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