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Green Dot Public Schools Chairman Steve Barr steps down

7:36 p.m. | Adolfo Guzman-Lopez | KPCC | 0 comments

Steve Barr, the founder and chairman of the influential charter school company Green Dot Public Schools, is stepping down. A spokeswoman said today Barr is leaving Green Dot to work on “national education issues.” She gave no other details about his departure.

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