Academy for Character Education

At the Academy, we believe that character education provides the basis for developing a stronger, caring community. Character education initiatives can help create a community featuring responsible, respectful behavior that welcomes the quest for justice and excellence. We firmly believe in the mandate that character education needs to be infused into the curriculum of all schools and in our communities. Comprehensive community-wide character education programs result in positive changes for families, schools and communities.

Character really does matter.

Selected Accomplishments of the Academy:

• Established the Frank J. Morgan Jr. Character Education Resource Center
• Instituted the Ethics in the Workplace Campaign
• Partnering with the New York State Service Learning Leadership Institute
• Providing leadership for the New York State Task Force on Character Education, Service Learning and Academic Standards
• Established a positive character media campaign together with the business community to bring the Academy's message to a wider audience