CHARACTER COUNTS! is a national program that has been embraced by Botetourt County CHARACTER COUNTS! Leadership Council, Botetourt County Schools, Botetourt County Recreation Department, Botetourt 4-H ...

The Austin School District is counting the money after landing funding to teach the "Character Counts" program to all its students. The Minnesota Department of Education gave Austin $144,000 to pay ...

In 1999, Joanne Acomb, with Alliant Energy, introduced a program called Character Counts to community leaders. Character Counts is a nationwide initiative that champions good character as a means to ...

The city of Gaithersburg has been celebrating Character Counts! in October since 1996, but this year the program’s subcommittee has introduced a few changes in an effort to keep the community engaged ...

Miss Charleston 2004 Ashley Wood sees character — or its lack — as an issue that cuts to the heart of society. "There are many problems in our country … and I am passionate to solve all of them," Wood ...

The School District of Beloit is honoring students for demonstrating the attributes of the Character Counts Program. The children were honored at Family Fest this past weekend. Listed below are some ...

As an educational system, Austin Public Schools staff members not only want to graduate students who are successful academically, we also want to develop young adults of good character. It just makes ...

WATERLOO - Character counts in the Cedar Valley. That's a message that promoters of character education want the community to hear this week. Sunday marked the start of Character Counts Week, a ...

The Ignacio School Board has approved Middle School Principal Chris deKay's request to implement the Character Counts program at his school. He wants the program to expand to the entire community, for ...

The Institute for Character Development at Drake University currently is registering students to participate in the Foundations for Life essay program from the Character Counts Coalition.

The Iowa Character Awards for 2025 are being announced, highlighting the people, teachers, communities and organizations that are helping to make positive changes across the state. Amy Smit is ...