IT IS a common refrain down the ages: the young of today lack the backbone of earlier generations. In the UK, education secretary Nicky Morgan is ploughing £3.5 million into efforts to instil ...

CINCINNATI -- Bravery, perseverance and optimism are more than vocabulary words at The New School Montessori. These and other character traits are part of the curriculum at the school, and it looks ...

State lawmakers could start requiring students to learn character traits such as honesty, kindness and school pride as a part of their lesson plans. The price tag to school districts and public ...

The recent growth among evangelical Protestants of the practice, which allows students to be taken out public schools for offsite religious instruction, is raising concerns that it could draw Catholic ...