To triple our impact, we'll need to triple more than funding. One way to do this is to use federal funding to leverage state and local resources. In the United States, local school boards have authority when it comes to setting policies and approving programs for their children. In the case of character education, after ten years the movement is just starting to gain broad recognition. With federal resources available to the states, local districts are much more likely to become involved.
Strategy also is extremely important.
So let's answer the challenge by tripling our commitment in more ways than one. Maine This commentary originally appeared in the Institute's Business Ethics Newsline , April 9, 2001. Pat Born is senior director of education and training, Education Department, at the Institute for Global Ethics. Sign our guest book and receive a free Institute for Global Ethics bookmark.