Opportunity 180 was proud to testify in support of AB 241, sponsored by Assemblywoman Erica Mosca. The bill would would opt high school students in the College and Career Ready diploma path, which provides additional math, science, and career and college preparatory coursework. Students would be able to opt-out into the standard diploma track. This bill would help ensure kids are college and career-ready by the time they graduate high school, preparing them for the demands of post-secondary school and the workforce. It creates high expectations for students and ensures every kid is on a path for success in their next step. Explore our ...Continue Reading

Western Youth Leadership, Engagement & Empowerment Middle School   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnWoOcCXbvc   About WYLEES: At WYLEES, we center students’ interests and goals at the heart of our work.  With 75 years of education experience in downtown Las Vegas, our team has a strong connection to our community and a deep commitment to incorporating student and family voices into our design. About the Founder: Mike Taack grew up in the Vegas valley and has been in education for over 14 years.  He believes in educational equity and empowering students and families to lead the lives they dream.  As such, he is ...Continue Reading

Educators of Color Alliance   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAxD-KlfnkQ   About Educators of Color Alliance: Educators of Color Alliance is an educational safe space where educators of color have voice, empowerment to be agents of change, and connection to community through instructional and social emotional support. About the Founder: Cesserly Rice is currently the Director of School Support & Incubation at Opportunity 180. Over the past eight years, she has been a teacher and served in several leadership capacities including K-8 instructional coach, and charter school principal. She has also worked with a local ARL program to prepare aspiring educators to fill ...Continue Reading

Purpose Leadership Academy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqp8-Mp1aaw   About Purpose Leadership Academy: Purpose Leadership Academy is a proposed, tuition-free public charter school that offers a stable, supportive environment with extended learning and a wide range of resources to holistically support students. The vision of Purpose Leadership Academy is to produce critically conscious change makers who will lead with service as a guiding purpose to enact and impact change through policy, innovation, and inspiration. About the Founder: Leondrus “Leo” Wright is former executive chef and current educator with passion to build safe learning environments for black & latino men/youth. He advocates adhering to ...Continue Reading

iTEP School of Public Policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGudrpYBZqk   About iTEP School of Public Policy:  Students at iTEP School of Public Policy will be prepared to lead by driving innovation, through leadership, and public policy change in the most important areas of society, thus accelerating the improvement of the world around us. We use a dynamic interconnected approach called iNtegrated Learning that includes project-based methods in which students explore Public Policy, and learn from exploration and hands on experiences. Given this method: Students showed improved academic performance Students showed higher levels of motivation 97% of teachers observed increase engagement About the ...Continue Reading