Articles

August 2009

Virtues Guidelines
by Sanford McDonnell

April 2009

Caring: At the Heart of an Educator's Role
by Kristen Fink

10 Years On, High-school Social Skills Predict Better Earnings Than Test Scores
ScienceDaily (Oct. 16, 2008) — Ten years after graduation, high-school students who had been rated as conscientious and cooperative by their teachers were earning more than classmates who had similar test scores but fewer social skills, said a new University of Illinois study.

January 2009

Competence Without Character Is our Greatest Threat
by Tammy M. Toso, MLA and Patrick A. Toffler, COL (R) US Army

Educating for Character - Keeping the Conversation Alive
by Eric Friedman, principal, Babylon Memorial Grade School 

November 2008

Changing the Culture of Education with Character
By Jim Nicholson
St. Louis Commerce Magazine

October 2008

Without Character, Freedom Fails
Inside the First Amendment
By Charles C. Haynes
First Amendment Center Senior Scholar

No Dropouts Left Behind: New Rules on Graduation Rates
By Kathleen Kingsbury
TIME US

September 2008

The Importance of Families and Community
By Barbara Rhea, Principal, Fairbrook Elementary School

August 2008

Competing with Character
Bob Gehringer, Ed.D., Superintendent, Boys Town Schools

Plants the Seeds of Character Education
Raymond Dinovi, Jr., Principal, Radix Elementary School

2007

Boosting Social & Emotional Competance
By Kathy Beland

Relating to Romeo: Connecting Students and Curricula
By Kathy Beland