Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy Archives

Cultivating Professional Habits With Our Second Generation of Green Dot Interns

This summer, new faces are not only roaming the halls of the Green Dot Public Schools home office, but also the halls of a few community partners, like architecture and design firm Perkins + Will, arc-Experiential Education, and education non-profit Iridecent. Our second annual cohort of interns, made up of Green Dot juniors from seven different schools,…

Becoming a #GreenDotGrad to make College Dreams Come True

Green Dot Public Schools experienced many thrills during our graduation ceremonies in June, including when Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard delivered the keynote address to graduates from Ánimo Ralph Bunch Charter High School. But the biggest thrill of all is the success of our thousands graduating seniors. And this year, there were plenty of thrills, beginning with…

Celebrating 15 Years of Possibility

Fifteen years ago, in 1999, the world was a different place. Austin Powers was a hit at the movies. Britney Spears was an unavoidable presence on the radio. The Euro debuted in Europe, while in the US, the Dow climbed past 11,000. Apple released its colorful “clamshell” iBook. Y2K was on the horizon. And in…