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5 Learning Principles We Rely On to Improve Student Engagement
The research backs up what every teacher intuitively knows: students learn best when they’re actively engaged in their learning. Engaged students perform better across nearly all metrics, and leave high school prepared for the... Read More
Alliances Increase Our Impact
At Opportunity Education we’re committed to helping teachers engage their students in learning that gives them the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the world. In addition to the many resources we create in-house, we’re... Read More
Education Needs to be about Skills
I read an interesting pair of articles in the Wall Street Journal last week. They touched upon the challenges young people face on their path from high school to career. Our work at Opportunity Education makes this topic particularly... Read More
School Leader Webinar Series: The Quest to Transform
School leaders: Join fellow education professionals for a series of discussions and demos to help you adopt more engaging, student-centered practices.... Read More
How the Pathways Program Empowers Students to Succeed
Learn how the Pathways Program uniquely prepares high school students for their individual futures — with career exploration, future planning, financial literacy, and much more — plus years of support after graduation.... Read More
To Improve High School, Collaborate with Students
By collaborating with Quest Forward students, we learned more about what they need to set and achieve goals, how to improve their school experiences, and how best to empower their success.... Read More
Meeting the Demands of the New Job Market in Tanzania
A few years ago, graduates in Tanzania were the most assured people in the country of getting all good jobs that were available. It was uncommon to find a graduate with an added advantage of a good performance searching for a job... Read More
Career Bootcamp for the Bees
Since the dawn of time (and the first day of kindergarten) students everywhere have been asked: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" As Quest Forward Academy Omaha begins its third year, we’re focusing on preparing students to... Read More