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Supported by People, States and Federal Government
According to studies performed by the Character Education Partnership,
90% of Americans were found to support Character Education in the
classroom. Support for Character Education is seen even at the federal
and state level too. In 1997, The United States Department of Education
gave 2.8 million to 12 states for program development to teach values in
schools. In 2003, 39 federal grants were administered in support of
Character Education. The total of those grants was reported to be 24.8
million dollars.
The No Child Left Behind Act (an education bill) was included in the
Partnerships in Character Education in 2001. The benefits of the act are to
provide funding to states that develop Character Education Programs. It
also promotes the development of a national center to serve as a
clearinghouse for information regarding Character Education. The No
Child Left Behind Act also incorporated a study to discover where
Character Education is being taught in U.S. Schools.
Character & Humane Education Laws
The organization, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers
(Heart), reports that many states support Character Education.
States that encourage Character Education through legislation are:
- Arizona
Colorado
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
States that mandate Character Education through legislation are:
- Alabama
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Nebraska
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
The Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (Heart) has also
reported that many states currently have Humane Education laws in
existence. These states mandate that Humane Education be taught in the
schools and the types of the lessons mandated vary based on the
individual state statutes.
States that currently have Humane Education laws in existence are:
California 51540 Sec 233-233.5
Florida 233.09
Illinois (105 ILCS 5/27-13.1-14-15-18)
Louisiana 17:266
Maine Chapter 111-20 1221
Massachusetts Chapter 272 Sec 80G
New Hampshire Title 62, 644-Sec 8C
New Jersey Title 18A 18A:35-4.1 4.3
New York S 809 S 810
North Dakota 15-38-11
Oregon 336.067
Pennsylvania 15-1514
Washington RCW 28A.230.020
Wisconsin Chapter 14.16
States that may have Humane Education laws, but statues have not yet
been located are Tennessee & Wyoming
Parts of this article were taken from:
Our Pets as Teachers
How our pets can help us raise responsible pet owners
The Responsible Pet Owner column, Pug Talk Magazine, September/October 2009
Resource for Character & Humane Education Laws: Humane Education Advocates Reaching
Teachers (Heart) http://teachhumane.org
Resource for Character & Humane Education history and program content: Humane Society University,
Online Course, The Character Connection http://www.humanesocietyu.org
Humane Education Overview
Humane Education Lessons & Philosophy
Humane Education in Schools
Humane Education Support & Laws
Humane Education Lessons & Philosophy
Humane Education in Schools
Humane Education Support & Laws
Learn more about
Humane Education
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Humane Education
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