Minnesota will spend $1.5 million to finance "character education" programs in public schools designed to reinforce basic values like being on time and telling the truth. "I think (character education ...

Five Japanese professors visited SUNY Cortland on Nov. 7 to learn how to bring character education into their country’s classrooms. Two faculty members from Hiroshima University, two from Okayama ...

I've been thinking a lot about Character Education. A few decades back, I began seeing colorful Character Education posters in schools. It was part of a curriculum that promoted the basic character ...

Explicitly teaching character in college? It’s not a new idea, but it’s not widespread. For that reason (among others), Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character has attracted ...

MIDDLETOWN — Teacher and coach Mark Kerns has gone more than the extra mile in his effort to start a character education program in Middletown. About 200 or so to be exact. Kerns and coach Keith ...

I have personally witnessed how our schools can improve both the minds and the hearts of our students. While academic achievement should remain a central focus in public education, it is time to ...

There is a growing consensus among pediatricians, psychologists and educators that the youth are not OK. But the absence of mental illness is not the same as well-being. The real goal should be to ...

Previously I wrote about Mr. Sharp's 4th grade classroom and the character strength Power Pyramids the students had constructed (Pyramids of Power). Well, I finally had the privilege of actually ...

The Edmond Character Council will have a family character training seminar from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond, 101 S. Rankin. The program was developed by ...