Author: Ray Ravaglia
2021 Quest Forward Course of Study
The 2021 Course of Study book provides educators, parents, and students insight into the thinking that underlies the Quest Forward Learning.... Read More
4 Ways to Reconsider Your High School
Where a student goes to high school is a future-shaping choice. Ask yourself these 4 questions to evaluate your high school options and find the best fit.... Read More
Improving Learning with Data: Our Impact Dashboard
By assessing the process of learning and analyzing the data, we are better equipped to help students succeed and help schools make important decisions.... Read More
The End of Grades: A Better Approach for Assessing Student Work
In the COVID-19 era, most school districts are struggling with grading policies, colleges are dropping testing requirements, and students have the option to switch to pass/fail results instead of letter grades. With all this, it's... Read More
More In-Depth Work Means Better Learning Performance
One of the unique features of Quest Forward Learning is our approach to assessment of a student' learning performance. Rather than having a small number of high stakes exams drive everything, we instead have a large number of low... Read More
What We’ve Learned So Far
While Opportunity Education has been developing Quest Forward Learning for over 4 years, it has been only slightly more than 2 years since the model was deployed on a whole-school basis in Tanzania, and just under 2 years since it was... Read More
The First-Ever Quest Forward Graduation
On the evening of June 7, 2019, Quest Forward Academy Santa Rosa Director Dr. Karen Kenkel, in accordance with the laws of the state of California, conferred the Academy's high school diploma to the eight students comprising the first... Read More
If the Shoe Fits: College Is More Than Getting In
Amidst the intensity of the application process, it is easy to lose track of the purpose of a college education. Too often college admission is seen as an end in itself. But the goal of an education is not to get into college.... Read More