Character.org is a non-profit organization formerly known as the Character Education Partnership, which was founded in the year 1993 in order to encourage people of all ages to practice good ethical values. Today, Character.org creates and shares resources that support people around the globe, including their 11 Principles Framework for Schools: A Guide to Cultivating a Culture of Character.
5-932: It is a "nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, coalition of organizations and individuals committed to fostering effective character education in our nation's K-12 schools." Character.org's mission is "Leading the nation in helping schools develop people of good character for a just and compassionate society." A commentary in the November 14, 2007 edition of Education Week stated that "Just about anything can be called character education these days", whereas "Schools serious about helping students form good character rely heavily on Character.org's 11 Principles of Effective Character Education. " Through its National Schools of Character Awards program, Character.org recognizes public and private schools and districts schools (K-12) as National Schools of Character for their outstanding achievements in character education. Winning schools and districts receive
10-487: A grant, which they are required to use both to continue their character education program and to conduct outreach to other schools working to implement quality character education. States offering character education programs have worked together with Character.org to establish new programs and to recognize achievements in the area, with New Jersey's Governor noting the organization's efforts to help "young people to learn honesty, respect and responsibility". In September 2007,
15-587: A year, including three annual reports ( Quality Counts , Technology Counts , and Leaders to Learn From ). From 1997 to 2010, Quality Counts was sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts . In 1962, Ronald Wolk wrote a report for Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit organization. Wolk, who was on leave from his job as editor of the Johns Hopkins University alumni bulletin, recommended
20-501: A “communications vehicle for college and university trustees.” In 1966, EPE established the Chronicle of Higher Education . In 1978, EPE sold the Chronicle to its editors. Using the proceeds, EPE began Education Week , in 1981. Cofounders, Ronald Wolk and Martha Matzke, wanted Education Week to be a version of the Chronicle, but focused on kindergarten through 12th grade . Wolk
25-607: The Massachusetts Department of Education announced that it was working with the Partnership to recognize "outstanding work in character education". Education Week Education Week is a news organization that has covered K–12 education since 1981. It is owned by Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), a nonprofit organization , and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland . The newspaper publishes 37 issues
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