Posts Tagged ‘parents’
ForwardLA: Access to Healthy Food is More Than a School Lunch Issue
It’s hard to focus or learn without proper nourishment and sustained meals–this is true for adults and students alike. It’s why conversations around serving healthy breakfasts and lunches, as well as decreasing the burden of providing quality nutrition are buzzing across the world of education.
Read More >>United Parents and Students Celebrates a Successful Summit Focused on Creating Positive Change Across Los Angeles
On Saturday, December 2, United Parents and Students (UPAS), in conjunction with Green Dot Public Schools and an array of other organizations, hosted thousands of local parents, students, and community members at the fourth ForwardLA summit—an event intended to create an action-oriented space where the community can come together to address key issues that deeply affect local families and students.
Read More >>ForwardLA: How Green Dot Parents are Taking Action in LA’s Affordable Housing Crisis
For all parents and families, helping their children succeed in school means providing support and stability in housing. Unfortunately, economic conditions in Los Angeles have made this more difficult for parents to do, as the city continues to face a dire affordable housing crisis.
Read More >>ForwardLA: Why Protecting Immigrant Families is Integral to Green Dot’s Mission
At Green Dot, we aim to continually use our educational platform to teach students and families about the importance of respect and fairness of opportunity both inside and outside of school walls; this is engrained in Green Dot’s approach to supporting students on all fronts, and fighting for immigrant protections means staying true to our mission.
Read More >>More Than 1,000 Parents & Students to Gather at 4th Annual United Parents & Students Assembly–ForwardLA: A Day for Justice
On Saturday, December 2, 2017, United Parents and Students, in conjunction with Green Dot Public Schools and other partners, will welcome parents, stakeholders, local leaders and elected officials, and community members to the ForwardLA: A Day for Justice event at Los Angeles Trade Technical College.
Read More >>The Link Between Parents, Communities and Green Dot
At Green Dot, a special staff person helps power the vital partnership between schools, families, and communities — we call them Parent Coordinators, and they help bridge the gap between students’ home and school lives.
Read More >>Recalculating Trajectory: Intervention Courses Put Students Back on the Path to College
Two years ago when Destiny Middle School, Tacoma’s first charter public middle school, opened its doors, more than 80% of the students were reading below grade level. Jenni Denison’s son Isaiah was one of those students.
Read More >>Kevin de Leon Meets with Charter Parents to Talk Immigration Policy
This spring, parents and students from Green Dot Public Schools’United Parents and Students, KIPP Public Charter Schools, and Magnolia Public Schools, hosted the LA Stands for All Immigrant Families assembly, a collective effort to protect the rights of the families our schools serve — and by extension, families like them across the city.
Read More >>A Year-End Message from Marco Petruzzi – CEO of Green Dot Public Schools National
A year-end message from Green Dot Public School’s CEO. A few highlights from the past 12 months to thank our team members whose hard work, creative thinking and commitment to our organization have collectively made such a powerful and positive difference for our students and their communities.
Read More >>Thousands of Parents Gather for Inaugural United Parents Assembly
Thousands of Parents Gather for Inaugural United Parents Assembly
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