The basic character education lessons of SUNY Cortland’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) translate well regardless of the language. And it seems foreign countries are ...

Yael Kidron is the director of Character Education at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. The last year in the news has stirred discussion about values such as tolerance, ...

I’ve always been a strong believer that an educator cannot TEACH anything - only FACILITATE learning. With regard to character then, my question: What approach to character can an educator take? Even ...

WORCESTER — A new report from the Pioneer Institute highlights Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School’s success in teaching “character education” to students. Defined in the paper as education aimed ...

Just seeing the word "bravery" atop his regular progress reports makes 12-year-old Ismael Lopez stand a little taller. It surprised the quiet, deliberate sixth-grader that the character trait showed ...

Editor’s Note: For more recent information on character education, please read our 2022 special report, Social-Emotional Learning: What Really Works In a large and growing number of schools around the ...

Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek clarified that the approach does not involve a teacher being assisted by an aide, but two ...

A ngela Lee Duckworth’s research into the benefits of “grit” — which she defines as a blend of perseverance and passion — did more than spark 1,000 blog posts and editorial hot takes. Disseminated via ...

One national organization is helping to shape future leaders by working with schools to build character, and is achieving some surprising results. When kids are sent off to school, they’re expected to ...

Though schools have always been a safe haven for children, they, too, face many challenges as our society and economy continue to change. The TRUE Initiative, a Saginaw-based organization, is helping ...

The basic character education lessons of SUNY Cortland’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) translate well regardless of the language. And it seems foreign countries are ...

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 ...