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New Report Shows Student Service on the Rise
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has released a report showing that community service in America's schools has reached a new peak, with 68 percent of all K-12 schools offering or recognizing service opportunities for their students. "Community Service and Service-Learning in America's Schools 2008" found that while school-based community-service has remained robust, the percentage of schools with service-learning declined from 32 percent in 1999 to 24 percent in 2008.
The report provides an in-depth look at the prevalence of community service and service-learning in public schools and provides insight into recent trends. It is the result of a survey of a national sample of more than 2,000 K-12 public school principals across America conducted by CNCS in partnership with the independent research firm Westat. Read more.
Published on Wednesday, November 26, 2008