LMU dean to become Green Dot Public Schools chairman - The Daily Breeze:
"The dean of Loyola Marymount University's School of Education is replacing Green Dot Public Schools founder Steve Barr as chairman of the charter management organization's board.
Green Dot made the announcement Friday that Shane Martin will replace Barr, who founded the Los Angeles-based education nonprofit in 1999. Barr will become chair emeritus, focusing on broad education policy issues, the group said.
Martin, a founding member of Green Dot's board, has headed the graduate education school at LMU since 2005.
Earlier this week, Green Dot was named one of five area charter organizations to receive a $60 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The organization operates 19 charter schools in the Los Angeles area, including one in Inglewood and one near Los Angeles International Airport."
"The dean of Loyola Marymount University's School of Education is replacing Green Dot Public Schools founder Steve Barr as chairman of the charter management organization's board.
Green Dot made the announcement Friday that Shane Martin will replace Barr, who founded the Los Angeles-based education nonprofit in 1999. Barr will become chair emeritus, focusing on broad education policy issues, the group said.
Martin, a founding member of Green Dot's board, has headed the graduate education school at LMU since 2005.
Earlier this week, Green Dot was named one of five area charter organizations to receive a $60 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The organization operates 19 charter schools in the Los Angeles area, including one in Inglewood and one near Los Angeles International Airport."
