The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University, headquarters for Character Counts!, has announced that new early childhood resources have been extended to 1,687 classrooms in Polk County due ...

STEVENSVILLE — Character Counts is a program that emphasizes the importance of good character, highlighting six pillars: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

Wisconsin childcare providers are advocating for lawmakers to extend funding for the Child Care Counts program. The pandemic-era Child Care Counts program was replaced by the Bridge Payments program, ...

The program will educate golfers on the importance of recycling and generate revenue from recycled aluminum beverage cans. Every Can Counts U.S. leaders, Tim Ebner and Scott Breen, joined Washington ...

Maya Caserza is an eighth-grader at Sundale Union School in Tulare, and is the Character Counts winner for Responsibility. Maya is an exceptional student leader whose creativity, energy, and ...

WEEK UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN ENDS. CONGRESS IS RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK AS NATIONAL CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK. THE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHARACTER COUNTS ORGANIZATION IS BASED RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA.

Comment: Nominators Celia Garcia, Anabel Reveles, Amy Coats, Damaris Valdez, and Vanessa Villegas say, “Andy Paola Lopez is a student of exemplary character, leadership, and dedication to the Pillars ...

FORECAST. THANK YOU SO MUCH MARY ELLEN. AND THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE BUDGET IS NOW THREE MONTHS OVERDUE, FORCING SOME LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FUNDING. ONE OF ...

State budget delay forces YWCA Pre-K Counts program to be put on pause This is the true, horrific story of Ed Gein, the 'Butcher of Plainfield' Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s National Guard ...

The Trump administration is continuing its xenophobic tear by heightening scrutiny on legal residents seeking naturalization. On Aug. 15, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) ...

SPENCER, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa’s Character Counts Program has honored the city of Spencer, Iowa, as the 2025 Community of the Year for its efforts to recover from historic flooding last summer. Today, ...

SPENCER, Iowa (KTIV) - In the face of last summer’s devastating floods, the people of Spencer, Iowa, stood together with compassion and resilience. That community spirit has been recognized. “It is ...