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National Commission on Service-Learning

In 1998, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation launched Learning In Deed: Making a Difference Through Service-Learning, a national initiative to engage more young people in service to others as part of their academic studies. Through this initiative, the National Commission on Service-Learning was established in 2000 to bring a new level of public commitment to service-learning by developing recommendations and an action plan to make service-learning available to all K-12 students, and encouraging adoption of service-learning among education leaders and policy makers.

"By its very definition, civic responsibility means taking a healthy role in the life of one's community, state, and nation. That means that classroom lessons should be complemented by work outside the classroom. Service-learning does just that, tying community service to academic lessons."

--Commission Chairman Senator John Glenn


Commission Membership

The Commission encompassed 18 leaders representing key sectors that influence education and public opinion, including K-12 education, higher education, government, business, citizen action, media, entertainment and youth. Under the leadership of Commission Chairman Senator John Glenn, members spent a year reviewing research data, visiting schools, and examining the overall potential of service-learning to engage young people in their ownlearning and in the civic life of their communities.

Final Report

The Commission released a report on service-learning entitled Learning In Deed: The Power Of Service-Learning For American Schools, which summarizes the Commission's recommendations.


Videos

The Commission also sponsored four informative videos on service-learning:
Portions of Academics In Action video, profiling three exemplary service-learning projects, can be viewed online.

The Commission is supported by The John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.