Character and academics: what good schools do: though there has been increasing interest in character education among policy makers and education professionals, many schools hesitate to do anything that might detract from their focus on increasing academic performance. The authors present evidence indicating that this may be misguided.

From: Phi Delta Kappan | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

The growth of character education programs in the United States has coincided with the rise in high-stakes testing of students achivement. The No Child Left Behind Act asks schools to contribute not only to students' academic performance but also to their character. Both the federal government and the National Education Association(NEA) agree that schools have this dual responsibility. In a statement introducing a new U.S. Department of Education character education website, then Secretary of Education Rod Paige outlined the need for such programs: 

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