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Opportunity Education’s Quest Forward Academy Message of Gratitude

May 15, 2020 Joe Ricketts

There are few things I find more uplifting than the optimism of young people.  And so I was quite pleased to see this video that students at Opportunity Education’s Quest Forward Academy,

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Coronavirus, Opportunity Education, Quest Forward Academy
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Why Teaching Essential Habits Is So Essential

October 16, 2019 Joe Ricketts Leave a comment

Too often, high school these days is focused on information
learning and retention.  It’s a format
that produces a sense of disengagement from school and learning. 

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Opportunity Education’s Quest Forward Learning

June 19, 2019 Joe Ricketts Leave a comment

I am proud of the work we are doing at Opportunity Education, helping
to prepare young adults for the dramatically different world they’re going to
inherit. 

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Opportunity Education, Quest Forward Learning
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Perceived Racism and the Cost of Political Correctness

June 4, 2019 Joe Ricketts Leave a comment

In December 2018, I learned someone had stolen my
private emails and given them to an online news outlet.  The news outlet began publishing a series of
articles and,

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Celebrating America’s Spirit of Generosity

October 9, 2017 Joe Ricketts Leave a comment

Generosity has always been an essential part of what it means to be an American.

From banking billionaires to barkeeps,

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Posted in: Blog Filed under: Capitalism, Generosity, Opportunity Education, Philanthropy, The Cloisters on the Platte

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