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Character education training helps your school and you
Character Development Seminars give you tools to address behavior problems, student underachievement, and dropout rates. They also help you earn graduate credit.
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Free webinar helps you get started with CC!: Feb. 23
Sign up for this webinar and find out what CHARACTER COUNTS! can do for you. You'll learn how schools and communities have used the program successfully. Also, get tips and ideas that you can use right away. More on this webinar » Schedule of upcoming webinars »
2010-2011 CC! School Agendas
A wonderful resource for implementing or reinforcing CHARACTER COUNTS!, these student planners (grades K - college) feature 48 lesson plans profiling people of character. Inspire students and improve your school climate. Order today at CCSchoolAgendas.com or call 800-518-5176.
Apply for a Sprint Character Education grant
The Sprint Foundation can help your school district or school buy character education resources. All public school districts and schools (K-12) in the U.S. are eligible.
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Michael Josephson is UCLA Alumnus of the Year
Related links:
• Acceptance speech video, Michael's reflections
• Acceptance speech transcript
• Commencement address transcript (1967)
Josephson Institute report links teen cheating with adult dishonesty
The Institute's biennial Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth has shown widespread lying and cheating among teens. This report suggests that unethical adolescents become unethical adults.
Full report » Media coverage » Take the survey »
Teachable moment on aisle 9!
Ralphs supermarkets in California are now displaying CC! products for kids and parents. If you shop there, please tell the manager you support their efforts to promote good character. Learn more »
Monthly poll: Who's your favorite parent?
The January Chronicle features tips and advice on how to cultivate parental involvement that helps, not hinders, your students' education. Do you have an ideal parent? Take the poll »
Calling all creative teens
MyLife 24-7 is accepting entries for its video and blogging contests.
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