Leola Oliver is a 2019-20 Teach Plus California Policy Fellow. Leola teaches 2nd grade at Colin L. Powell Academy for Success in Long Beach, California. She has served as grade-level chair, member of the instructional leadership team, and in 2018, was nominated for Teacher of the Year. Leola received her BA in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College in Albany, NY, an MA in Education, an MS in Administration, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration from Pepperdine University, where she has taught as an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education/Psychology.
