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AR teachers recognized for connecting students to history, promoting civic engagement
Hot Springs Intermediate School social studies teacher Pamela Wallace takes her Declaration of Learning seriously.
The Evolving Role of the State Education Agency
The ultimate goal remains: continuing to improve opportunities for student success
WI high-schoolers get lessons on character from local business leaders
Business and marketing teacher Bridget Hubbard is leading a new effort at Wisconsin’s Onalaska High School that she’s hoping will change the dynamic for students, both before and after they graduate. The effort restores the primary purpose of character education to schooling and could lead students to lives of greater purpose.
Birmingham hires director of character education
Reports of racist teasing on an elementary school playground prompted Birmingham Public Schools to swiftly form a Diversity Committee and create a new director of character education position to address the issue.
Lexington Crew builds moral character through service
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
Students find purpose in ‘little free libraries’
Schools and students are frequently the beneficiaries of charity drives that collect books. Students at two schools in Prince William County are flipping that paradigm, reports Prince William Living.
The Role of a School Leader is to Set the School’s Culture
Modeling behavior, consistency, collective accountability, and relationship building
An Experiment in Prison Education
How is SCPESI doing since its launch in 2016? Pretty well as it happens.
One middle school brings parents to school in place of suspension
As school administrators grapple with how to establish school discipline, and avoid excessive use of suspensions, Donaldson Middle School in Louisiana takes an approach that motivates students and parents.
Jewish college partners with public schools to prevent violence
After a fight at a Philadelphia area high school left eight teachers injured and four students arrested, the dean of a nearby Jewish college approached the local school board with a plan to work with younger pupils in community building and relationship skills.
New narrative
In order to combat the narrative the world presents to our students of who they are as people, from day one we present a new narrative.
DC schools search for new chancellor ‘with a deep moral compass’
District of Columbia Public Schools is hosted public forums as part of its second search for a new chancellor in as many years, and it’s clear many are looking to avoid ethical issues that plagued prior administrations.