Price Laboratory School
Northern University High
College of Education
1901 Campus Street
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50613-3593
Phone: (319) 273-2138
Fax: (319) 273-6457
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Price Laboratory School Named a Finalist
for National Schools of Character Award

Malcolm Price Laboratory School (PLS) at the University of Northern Iowa is one of the top 25 finalists for the 2008 National Schools of Character (NSOC) awarded by the Character Education Partnership (CEP) in Washington DC.

Every year, CEP names 10 public and private schools and districts as National Schools of Character for outstanding work in character education.  The winning schools display comprehensive, exemplary character education programs that exemplify CEP's Eleven Principles of Character Education. Winning schools and districts receive a $20,000 award, half of which is used for outreach to other schools and districts.

Earlier this year, PLS was named a 2008 State School of Character by the state's Institute for Character Development and Iowa Department of Education. The school also earned this recognition in 2007 for its character education program.

The recognition is presented to schools that have developed and sustained a comprehensive character-development initiative at the school.

"Years ago, PLS students, staff and parents established our core values called 'PLS Guidelines for Success: Respect, Learning, Responsibility, Attitude and Integrity,'" said Clare Struck, counselor at Price Lab School and coordinator for its character education program. "We instill in our students and teachers the importance of being responsible and caring citizens.  An example of how we purposely do this is our character-education curriculum, 'Be a Buddy: Not a Bully.'"

The University of Northern Iowa has a 131-year history in teacher education and is the leader in Pre-K through 12 education and education-related issues in Iowa.

Learn more about the National Schools of Character program by visiting www.character.org.