Each month the staff of Austin Public Schools will be paying particular attention to one of the six pillars of the "Character Counts" framework. November and December will focus on the pillar of ...

The winners of the 2023 Iowa Character Awards have been released. The annual awards salute Iowans who adhere to the six pillars of character: Caring, Citizenship, Fairness, Respect, Responsibility and ...

Comment: Nominator Jessica Powell says, “Klarissa doesn’t just understand others’ feelings — she takes action to make people feel valued and supported. Every day she greets me with a cheerful “Hi ...

Gideon Lake is a seventh grader at Valley Life Charter School who embodies what it means to be a caring individual. Gideon is helpful, kind and generous in his daily interactions, according to Valley ...

A diverse panel of guests reinforced to the freshman class at Amphitheater High School last Friday how important character really is. All last week, Amphi freshman were introduced to the so-called six ...

A junior at Montini Catholic High School, Joseph Knudtson of Lombard, was honored with an award for his "Character of Caring" at the Lombard John Egan Distinguished Service Awards. The annual ...

West Lawn kindergarten through second-grade students heard a little song and watched a little dance during a 40-minute program at their school Monday morning. The six members of Primary Focus, though, ...

A dozen Iowans, state-based organizations, schools, teams and companies that go above and beyond to promote good character are being honored by the Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University ...