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Solar Eclipse Sparks Curiosity of Green Dot’s Young Scientists Across the Nation
This summer, Green Dot students witnessed the first total solar eclipse in the United States since 1979. Green Dot educators saw this as a great opportunity to continue linking current events and natural phenomena to the classroom, encouraging students to tap into their innate curiosity.
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The 74 — Terry: 3 Things Every New Teacher Should Know That the Advice Books Won’t Tell Them
Read three practical tips to help you thrive in your first year of teaching and beyond, gleaned from Kris Terry’s experience as a new teacher, school principal and Director of New Teacher Development.
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Statement by Green Dot CEO Marco Petruzzi on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Repeal DACA
We are deeply disappointed and frustrated about this week’s announcement from the Trump Administration repealing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) over the next six months.
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Meet Ricardo Carranza, the Welcoming Smile of Kirby
On any given day at Kirby Middle School, you can guarantee to be greeted by the welcoming smile of Office Assistant Ricardo Carranza.
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Green Dot Celebrates Graduates Across the Network
We’d like to say a final congratulations to over 1,600 Green Dot graduates from the Class of 2017. Catch a glimpse of graduations from across the network.
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Just Keep Swimming: An Educator’s Letter to College Freshmen
English teacher Catherine Stine shares words of encouragement with Green Dot alumni embarking on their first year of college.
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Watch Three Green Dot Students Along Their Road to College
In this video, we encounter three students in different grade levels — one middle school student, one recent high school graduate, and one alumni — from three different cities across the Green Dot network, all on different parts of their road to college.
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VOTE NOW: Green Dot Submits Three Panels for 2018 SXSWedu Conference & Festival
For its third year in a row, Green Dot submitted proposals for our educators, leadership team and staff to lead panel discussions at the SXSWedu annual conference in Austin, TX. Vote for Green Dot’s panels today!
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Cooling the Melt: Helping Our Students Get to Day One of Freshmen Year at College
A phenomena known as “summer melt” is a representation of the obstacles faced by many first year and first generation college students. This is why Green Dot’s educational model has built-in supports in the form of summer workshops, support groups, mentors, and outreach.
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New Year, New Faces: Meet Three New School Leaders Excited For Their New Roles
As the school year approaches, Green Dot proudly welcomes new school leaders to our growing community as they prepare to roll up their sleeves and get to work in schools across California, Washington, and Tennessee. Meet the school leaders at Green Dot’s three newest schools.
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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.
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Parting Wisdom from Hillcrest’s Class of 2017
This is Hillcrest’s first graduation under Green Dot’s operation of the school, making it a very special Class of 2017. At this year’s graduation ceremony, the Hillcrest valedicotiran and two salutatorians shared insight and encouragement with their classmates.
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Special Olympics Breaks Down Stereotypes and Builds Cohesion
The thumps of basketballs hitting the pavement were muffled over the applause of the audience, as Ánimo Western Charter Middle School and Ánimo Phillis Wheatley Charter Middle School students played in their first Special Olympics Unified Sports game.
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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.
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Building a Great School Together in Hickory Hill
“Founding a school is a huge amount of work, but it’s also a huge opportunity,” said Jonas G. Cleaves, principal of Green Dot Tennessee’s newest school, Bluff City High School.
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Memphis Seniors Graduate Ready For College, Leadership and Life
Green Dot leadership, educators and staff proudly celebrate the end of a successful school year as 209 students from our two high schools in Memphis walk the stage at their graduation ceremonies.
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Robinson Joins Fairley as Football Coach and Athletic Director
Green Dot is excited to welcome the new head football coach and Athletic Director at Fairley High School: Gene Robinson III.
Cleaves Joins Green Dot as Leader of Bluff City High School
Bluff City High School has a new principal – Jonas G. Cleaves will be joining the Green Dot family as the school’s leader this fall.
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Welcoming a New Green Dot High School in Hickory Hill
Green Dot is excited to announce a high quality high school option for students throughout South Memphis: Bluff City High School is set to open its doors for the first time in August 2017.
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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.
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