Resources

The directories below provide access to character education resources from CEP and other organizations:

Lesson Plans: Interactive lessons written by National Schools of Character winners.

Media Catalog: Need assistance with your character education initiative?

CEP Bookshelf: Books recommended by character education experts.

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Recent Legislative Testimony

Featured Reports

Assessment Index: Database of articles and other documents to assess the quality of Character Education initiatives. Database may be searched by keyword, document type, author, and content abstract.

 

Smart & Good High Schools  is a national study of American high schools- including site visits to 24 diverse schools, hundreds of interviews, a comprehensive research review, and the input of a National Experts Panel and a National Student Leaders Panel.  The report offers a vision of educational excellence and nearly 100 promising practices designed to foster human flourishing over a lifetime. 

 

 

What Works in Character Education
For the first time, researchers have confirmed that character education is an effective tool in student development, according to a report released by CEP. Click here to download the What Works Practitioner's Report; Click here to download the What Works Policymaker's Report.

 

Character Education, Prevention, and Positive Youth Development
Schools today face enormous challenges in educating all of the young people in their charge. In addition to providing youth with basic academic knowledge and skills, and promoting their character development, schools have increasingly been called upon to play a primary role in helping to solve a variety of social problems among youth.
Click the link above to view the latest findings from Victor Battistich of University of Missouri, St. Louis.