School districts in parts of Washington state are implementing yoga and other de-stressing activities into classes to address the climbing stress levels among students.

Educators, business professionals and others are offering their take on the skills students will need for jobs in the future, and the responses mirror feedback from students and parents: strong character and a sense of purpose.

Students at South Carolina's Meadow Glen Middle School are learning the true meaning of good character through a “Crew” program designed to connect them with the community through meaningful service projects. The effort has not only helped to rebuild the community after devastating floods in 2015, but also to develop...

Students weighing in on what they view as the purpose of education are pointing to college readiness, and discovering a passion and practical life skills, in alignment with parents and others who stress the importance of lessons that develop good character.

A 2017 survey of Idaho high school students lists bullying, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts—issues strongly affected by character—as the top problems plaguing the state’s youth.

Research from the United Kingdom shows that young people bully each other online because they think of the Internet as a place of no rules, where they are free to do whatever they want—and because they can easily conceal their identity.

A recent study by the British think tank Demos reveals some eye-opening statistics about cyberbullying, an increasing trend that many believe is driven by new technologies and an erosion of character and morality among teens, which can be resisted through intentional character-formation lessons and technology use.

Almost five years after Scarlett Lewis’ 6-year-old son was gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, the Connecticut mother is launching an emotional learning program she believes will stop similar tragedies before they happen.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently recognized a New Jersey Catholic school as a National Blue Ribbon School, an honor credited in large part to an intentional focus on developing good character in students.

An increasing percentage of teens are suffering from a variety of different forms of anxiety, and it’s preventing them from going to school, or even leaving their bedrooms.