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Character education successes celebrated: Though grant's running out, CMS says program will remain a priority.

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| August 20, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Lyttle

Aug. 20--The four-year federal grant that has supplied money for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' beefed-up character education program ends in late October.

But CMS teachers and officials say character education will continue to be a high priority in the school system.

"I think we've shown -- with all the success we've enjoyed -- that character education is not an add-on program," said Sandra Hussey, director of Character Education for CMS and a former principal and assistant principal. "It has become a part of life, a part of the fabric, in our schools."

About 300 CMS administrators and teachers gathered Tuesday at the…

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