About 60 percent of Michigan's charter public schools incorporate character education into their curriculum or behavior policies.
Every student has daily homework.
The Peace Works program at Summit Academy in Flat Rock means everyone pauses to focus on a lesson that reinforces peace in the school and world. Through the Student Life Program at the International Academy of Flint, students spend time helping around the school and tutoring on weekends. Students at South Arbor Charter Academy in Ypsilanti gather every day for 15 minutes to talk about the Hero of the Month, who is chosen based on the Virtue of the Month. Students study plastics injection molding, metal machining technology and production technology machine maintenance. Livingston Technical Academy keeps talented students in the Howell-Brighton area.