Mayor Michael Bloomberg Launches City-Wide Initiative to Make Service a Part of K-12 Public Education
New York, NY | May 28, 2009

As part of the recently launched NYC Service, starting this fall, New York City will be the first large urban district to require all schools to have a service place. In the fall, schools will submit individualized service plans as part of their schools' Consolidated Plans. Other school districts promore or require service among middle or high school students. In New York City, all 1.1. million students in 1,500 schools will have access to service and civic engagement programs.

Through a partnership led by Children for Children, New York City educators will receive training, technical assistance, data collection, and support to introduce or increase service in their schools. Other partners include City Year, Common Cents, The LEAGUE Worldwide, and Global Kids, Inc.

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10 Years in the Making: The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act becomes Law President Signs Historic Legislation to Expand Service-Learning Washington, DC | April 21, 2009 The Kennedy Serve America Act dramatically expands opportunities for all Americans to serve, and includes bold, new opportunities for young people to use their educations to make a difference in the world around them. It increases authorized federal funding for service-learning from $43 million to $97 million.

• Watch President Obama make service-learning history.
• Read the White House Blog for the Administration's report on the signing event.
• Check out a summary of the service-learning highlights law.

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Upcoming Events

2009 National Volunteerism and Service Conference
San Francisco, CA | June 22-24, 2009

6th Annual National Urban Institute
Philadelphia, PA | August 5-7, 2009 
 

Visit the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Calendar for a listing of even more upcoming conferences and events. 
 

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