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 New
Web Site Will Help Communities Develop Character Education
Programs
Department of Education Web site will provide support and
information to public, administrators and local educators.
U.S. Department of Education,
February 17, 2004
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The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools today unveiled its new Web site for the Character
Education and Civic Engagement Technical Assistance Center (CETAC),
or CETAC Online. CETAC provides state program administrators,
local educators and the public with information on character
education and civic engagement, as well as strategies that
support academic goals and other reform efforts. This center
will also provide support and information for and about schools
involved in character education and civic engagement across the
country.
"This new Web site is an excellent tool for educators, parents
and the community across the nation because it provides
significant information and resources on character education and
civic engagement—two key components in the historic No Child
Left Behind education reform law," U.S. Secretary of Education
Rod Paige said. " President Bush has invested nearly $42 million
in programs in 2004, underscoring the importance of character
education in our nation. Students must learn to respect others,
as well as themselves, and understand the importance of
democracy in this country. Sadly, we live in a culture without
role models, where millions of students are taught the wrong
values—or no values at all. This culture of callousness has led
to a staggering achievement gap, poor health status, overweight
students, crime, violence, teenage pregnancy, and tobacco and
alcohol abuse. We have to remind our students of a lesson taught
in ancient Greece: the character of the person is the primary
product of education. Good character is the product of good
judgments made every day."
CETAC's objective is to provide technical assistance for
implementing effective character education and civic engagement
to the U.S. Department of Education's Partnerships in Character
Education Program grantees and to serve as a resource for
grantees, educators, parents and the community at large. CETAC
also contains publicly accessible information on legislative
changes and news and events, as well as publications on
character education and links to resources of interest to the
field.
In the last two years alone, the Department has awarded 47
grants to state and local school districts to implement
character education. Prior to this, only 46 grants had been
awarded during the first six years of the program.
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