Values/Character Education

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  State Character Education Activity - June 2002
  Report describing state legislation on character education and federal character education grants in the states as of June 2002 from MindOH!, a commercial e-Learning company specializing in character education products.
  
  
• California
  Department of Education - Character Education
  
  
• Idaho
  State Office of Education - Character Education
  
  
• Indiana
  In 1995 the Indiana General Assembly passed a mandate for good citizenship education and delineated 13 character qualities necessary for Indiana Citizens. Good citizenship instruction is described as instruction that emphasizes the nature and importance of:
  1. being honest and truthful;
  2. respecting authority;
  3. respecting the property of others;
  4. always doing one’s personal best;
  5. not stealing;
  6. possessing the skills necessary to live peaceably in society and not resorting to violence to settle disputes;
  7. taking personal responsibility for obligations to family and community;
  8. taking personal responsibility for earning a livelihood;
  9. treating others the way one would want to be treated;
  10. respecting the national flag, the United States Constitution, and Indiana's state Constitution;
  11. respecting one’s parents and home;
  12. respecting one’s self; and
  13. respecting the rights of others to have their own views and religious beliefs.
      Related:
      Indiana Clearinghouse for Citizenship and Character Education
      
      
• Kentucky
  Department of Education - Character Education
  
  
• Maryland
  State Department of Education - Character Education
  
  
• Missouri
  4H - Character Education
  
  
• Nevada
  Character Education Project
  
  
• New Jersey
  Department of Education - Character Education Partnership
  
  
• New Mexico
  Albuquerque - Character Counts! 
  Chaves County - Character Counts!
  
  
• North Carolina
  Department of Public Instruction - Character Education
  
  
• South Carolina
  Department of Education - Character Education
  
  
• North Dakota
  Character Education
  
  
• Utah
  State Office of Education - Character Education