Study Finds Few Benefits in Character Education
"Efficacy of Schoolwide Programs to Promote Social and Character Development and Reduce Problem Behavior in Elementary School Children"
The
largest federal study
to date of character-building or social-development programs has found that, for the most part, they don’t produce any improvements in student...
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