With over 600 schools participating from 43 states, this has become the largest research study at the secondary level on character education in America. Each school that uses this curriculum has access to the on-line surveys. At the beginning of the semester and again at the end of the semester, students fill out these surveys. We analyze the data and provide reports to each school, allowing principals and teachers to understand how well this curriculum is working. The following is an overview of the reports we send to schools:

        In the 2004-2005 school year 74 high schools used a curriculum called Character Development & Leadership (CD&L). Of those schools, 28 schools participated in the research study. Of those schools, 11 met the criteria to be included in the study: (1) students in the course completed the on-line pre-test, (2) students in the course completed the on-line post-test and (3) schools collected official office data on attendance, suspensions, grade point averages and End of Course (EOC) tests. Additionally, four schools provided control groups. Finally, it should be noted that of the 11 schools included in this report, all of the students were freshmen.

        In collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, this class was evaluated for two full years on over 270 variables. Using a research methodology that integrated a control group and a pre/post-test design, we discovered many positive findings. For instance, students who took the class:

        We hypothesized that strengthening a child's character would improve other important aspects of a student's life - now we are proving it!

        Based on these findings we marketed this class to high school teachers and administrators. As a result, this curriculum is being used by over 600 high schools, middle schools, and alternative schools in the United States.