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This article examines the combination of academics and service that comprise service-learning, and its connections to high...
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The article discusses the National King Day of Service and affirms that educating our youth for citizenship is our most...
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Article discusses legislature passed in Maryland that requires all public school students to complete 75 hours of service-...
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The decision by New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein to mandate "progressive" approaches to teaching...
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The authors argue that civic education can be improved by actively involving students in civic service, including political...
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that slightly more than twenty percent of youth in grades four, eight,...
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Although school-based service learning programs have become increasingly popular, too few of these programs teach students the...
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Johnston notes the benefits of elementary and middle school classrooms adopting gardening as a learning activity for their...
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Shea describes Boston's City Year program, an initiative to provide Boston area young people with opportunities for community...
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Amidst national public pressure for United States public schools to better prepare students to be critical thinkers and...
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Halperin's commentary notes that the school to work movement, national and community service, and service-learning share...
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In the light of the School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994, Hansen's commentary points out that there is no evidence that...
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The author cites examples of service-learning and notes that such learning fosters responsible adults. O'Neill notes that...
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President Clinton announces a plan to reward high school students for participating in community service programs. He...
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As school systems around the country begin to prepare the next generation for work in the information-age economy, technology...
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The University of Pennsylvania is successfully integrating community service into its mission and curriculum. The University is...
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The authors talk about their school's experience in which high school juniors and seniors are involved with school-to-work and...
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Seven practitioners discuss their methods for teaching democracy in a collection of articles. Articles include the following: "...
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This editorial describes the benefits of intergenerational programming in the schools. Although some feel the added...
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Expeditionary learning builds on the principles of the outdoor adventure program Outward Bound, and breaks down walls between...
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The editorial claims that schools need to incorporate service-learning to ensure that students make the connection that skills...
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This editorial promotes service-learning and discusses the support it has received from various high-ranking politicians.
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The article notes that youth community service has become a topic of six separate bills in the U.S. Congress. None of the...
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The article describes the national trend toward school based community service projects. Projects benefit student participants...