In this short clip, sociologist David Sikkink talks with veteran educator Angus McBeath about why some evangelical Protestant schools have reservations about the idea of “character education”—and how they are seeking to change hearts and minds.

Part two of a two-part series: How four leaders created a program to form character that lasts beyond the school day—and the results emerging so far.

How big-hearted kids are responding to the national cafeteria debt problem

Part two of a two-part series on the Nexus Global Studies program

Part one of a two-part series: Four Illinois educators weigh in on a new program that seeks to shape character from the inside out.

Part one of a two-part series on the Nexus Global Studies program

Educators may wonder if efforts to encourage citizenship have any lasting effect. A recent study offers good news.

In this full-length interview and accompanying transcript, sociologist Carol Ann MacGregor addresses issues like these: • The way many Catholic schools hold students accountable for their behavior both on and off school grounds • How Catholic schools handle student disagreement with the church on moral issues • The benefit of...

This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview conducted on December 20, 2018 with sociologist Carol Ann MacGregor.

A tribute to teachers whose selflessness is forming the next generation