By Arlene Dennistoun NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Seattle’s first Green Dot Public School is set to open to sixth graders in Rainier Valley this fall, with Walter Chen at its helm as founding principal. “We believe in making sure every child, no matter what community or zip code they’re from, has access to really amazing […]
Asian American leads Seattle’s newest charter school
Walter Chen, an Asian American educator who grew up in the Seattle area, is now the founding principal of Green Dot Public Schools’ second middle school in Washington state. The school is located in Seattle’s south end and will open to a founding class of 6th graders in 2017. Chen’s parents immigrated to the United […]