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Dear CC!: How do you know CC! really works?

Dear CC! Just how do you know that CC! works? I recently read an article that said there is no noticeable difference in kids who go through character education and those who don’t. Is that true? Can...

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Decrease bullying by increasing empathy

Is bullying like a disease? For which the only antidote is a little taste of social exclusion? Writing for the website LiveScience, Jeanna Bryner summarizes the findings of a recent study at...

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What would Honest Abe Lincoln say?

What would Honest Abe Lincoln say about the values of today’s American youth? In our survey of more than 40,000 high school students, the gap between what students believe and their actions does not...

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Who are the bullies?

There are many myths about bullies. For one, they don’t appear spontaneously. Individual, family, and school factors all combine to produce them. Another myth is that they are loners. In fact, most...

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Have manners, save lives

Do you know people who think treating others with respect is old-fashioned, maybe even outdated? Are you one of those people? Probably not, if you’re reading this. But here’s yet more proof that what...

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For both rich kids and poor kids: “What if the secret to success is failure?”

This morning, the “most e-mailed” article on the New York Times website is about the quest for character education at two very different New York City schools.  Dominic Randolph heads an elite private...

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Foldit: Solving puzzles for science

In July , we told you about video games that the state of California wanted to keep out of kids’ hands – those that feature and sex and violence. Today, we bring you a video game you will want kids’...

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Does Texting Hurt Kids’ Grammar?

Just about everyone who texts tends to at least occasionally use shorthand and a variety of abbreviations for words. But, does this shortened language of “text-speak” have a negative effect on...

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Character Education in the News

CHARACTER COUNTS! was recently featured in SEEN magazine’s Fall 2012 issue. SEEN, which stands for the Southeast Education Network, is dedicated to addressing the important issues that face educators...

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New Survey Links 21st-Century Skills to Career Success

A recent Gallop Poll found that learning “21st-century skills” — such as decision-making, problem-solving and collaborative skills — is related to producing high-quality work later in life. The study,...

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