Chris Ethen

Omaha Schools Foundation

Did you know that Omaha Public Schools has its own Foundation? According to the website, “The Omaha Board of Education created the Omaha Schools Foundation in 1984 as a vehicle for enriching the educational experiences of Omaha Public Schools...

Omaha college campus safety

The nation is horrified by the aweful news of Annie Le, the Yale grad student that was murdered on campus. Though the Yale name is big, the community is somewhat small and tight knit. Very much like the...

Omaha's educated workforce

The educated community has reached its capacity. People are getting their education, and getting out of Omaha in droves. Everyone knows someone in his or her family who’s going through this dilemma. Currently, local employers do not seem...

Creighton's secret weapons

Omaha schools have their own reputations and notoriety. Some are known for their sports programs, some for their gangs, some for their wealthy students, and some for their historical buildings. There are a few that are known for high-quality...

Back to school attitude check

You’re going back to school now. You think you’re ready. You bought new clothes and supplies. You’ve read up on how to organize, plan and prepare your schoolwork. You heard how to get the...

A Kaplan University success story

Mindy Smith wanted to learn a new technique for helping the animals at her family’s ranch in Ponca Hills. The rugged terrain of hills, ruts and washes that blanket the 20-acre ranch has twisted more than a...

University of Phoenix

Outsiders say that this area of the country is traditional and opinionated. In many cases, people here are not willing to try something new if the old way still works. This type of thinking has shielded Omaha from the rest...

Cutting college costs

College is expensive enough these days. The cost of tuition seems to go up each year. Fighting rising tuition costs is like fighting higher taxes; it is an art form that’s usually left to the professionals. Furthermore, on...

Education is key

It’s no secret what’s going on today. There are company failures, corporate cutbacks and layoffs galore. High-ranking executives are finding themselves in unemployment lines right next to their former employees. People with credit debt have...

The Examiner: your personal advisor

There are a lot of sources out there that want to give advice. A lot of this advice comes at a price. Even the free advice has strings of some sort attached. A lot of people are standing in...

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