Steve Barr (educator)
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Steve Barr (born July 25, 1959) is an educator, political activist, and author, best known as a co-founder of Rock the Vote and founder of Green Dot Public Schools, a charter school organization in Los Angeles, California. He led Green Dot from 2000 to 2009. Barr also founded Future is Now Schools, a non-profit school organization that works on reforming schools from within.
Steve Barr | |
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Personal details | |
Born | (1959-07-25) July 25, 1959 (age 64)[1] |
Citizenship | American |
Spouse | Teresa Wierzbianska |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Education | University of California, Santa Barbara |
Occupation | Educator Activist Author |
Known for | Green Dot Public Schools (founder) Rock the Vote (co-founder) Future is Now (founder) |
Barr worked on the presidential campaigns of two Democratic Party candidates in the 1980s and served as Finance Chairman of the California Democratic Party. After having worked on school reform for many years, in June 2016 Steve Barr announced his candidacy for the 2017 Los Angeles mayoral election, challenging incumbent mayor Eric Garcetti,[2][3] before withdrawing from the race.