Green Dot News
Articles & Media
- FOX 11 News Los Angeles – November 22, 2008Not that long ago Locke High School in Watts wasn't much of a school. It had become a drop-out factory, but it wasn't supposed to be that way…read more
- Los Angeles Times – September 18, 2008One in a series of occasional articles on the reform effort at Locke High School. Locke High School opened last week under new management, and things look strikingly different…read more
- New York Post – September 14, 2008Charter school entrepreneur Steve Barr was formerly a Democratic party fundraiser who co-founded the innovative "Rock the Vote" voter-registration campaign in 1990…read more
- Los Angeles Times – July 23, 2008It's almost 8 a.m. on 111th Street in Watts, and here's a scene that could make a cynic faint:A teenage boy is hustling across the street toward Locke High School while tucking a white shirt into his khaki uniform pants…read more
- Los Angeles Times – May 25, 2008Locke High School is on the verge of a transformation that didn't come quite soon enough to prevent this month's melee involving hundreds of students…read more
Press Releases
- OSCAR DE LA HOYA DONATES $3.5 MILLION TO GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS De La Hoya Presents Check to Green Dot Public Schools At Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo High School Graduation on June 19th (LOS ANGELES) - June 20, 2008 - Green Dot Public Schools, the largest charter school organization in Los Angeles, announced Thursday that Ten-Time World Champion boxer, Oscar De La Hoya, donated $3…read more
- The School of Education at Loyola Marymount University will award Steve Barr, the founder and CEO of Green Dot Public Schools, the 2008 Educator of the Year Award at its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, April 27…read more
- United Federation of Teachers ContactChris Policano(212) 598-9233 (O)(917) 846-0933 (C) Green Dot ContactAshish Kapadia(212) 598-9203akapadia@animo…read more
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Green Dot Contact:Beth Mills, Eric Lamoureux, Laurel Goddard Tracy Mallozzi916-376-5036 310-280-3710 tracy@therosegrp…read more
- A recent study conducted by Just For The Kids- California (JFTK-CA), an affiliate of the National Center for Educational Accountability, shows Green Dot's Latino students to be among the highest performing for Algebra 1 standards among schools in the state with 50% or more minority students…read more