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Green Dot to close Justice Charter High School
- 03-23-2010
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
Green Dot Public Schools, a leading charter school operator, is shutting down a campus because of low enrollment, financial pressures and subpar performance, officials confirmed Monday. The action prompted a daylong student protest Monday at Animo Justice Charter High School, south of downtown Los Angeles. The closure marks a first for locally based and nationally recognized Green Dot, which has 19 area campuses and one in New York City. The nonprofit Green Dot opened five independently run, publicly funded charters, including Animo Justice, four years ago, near long-struggling Jefferson High School in South Los Angeles. Green Dot founder Steve Barr first sought to take over Jefferson itself in the wake of racially tinged brawls in 2005. (more...)
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