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Service-Learning Effective in Dropout Prevention

April 16, 2008

Service-learning is gaining momentum as a promising strategy for dropout prevention in April, with the launch of a new national campaign to keep young people in high school and the release of powerful new research that shows service-learning’s effectiveness in helping young people stay in school.

In Memory of NYLC Coworker Bernard Gill

April 12, 2008

We are saddened by the loss of Bernard Gill, our NYLC co-worker and friend, who died unexpectedly Thursday, April 10. He was the dedicated father of three girls, and a son, Geoffrey, who is a member of NYLC's Youth Advisory Council.

NYLC Hosts Roundtable on Youth Council Development

April 7, 2008

More than 70 attendees from educational institutions, nonprofits,
corporations, and local government entities began a dialogue about how
to effectively integrate youth decision-making into organizational
objectives.

K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice

April 4, 2008

In Growing to Greatness 2007, we presented the Principles of Effective Practice. This year, we celebrate the collective work of many communities around the country in refining those original principles and translating them into the new K-12 Service-Learning Standards for Quality Practice.

Toward a Comprehensive Service-Learning Research Agenda

April 3, 2008

NYLC's Growing to Greatness: The State of Service-Learning Project's primary goal is the systematic and ongoing exploration of service-learning scope, scale, and impacts. To address these questions, NYLC engaged a group
of leaders from service-learning and youth development fields in two
strategy sessions. Find out what we learned.

April 2, 2008

Acclaimed Author, Daoud Hari, to Address The National Service-Learning Conference

March 24, 2008

Daoud Hari, recently featured in Newsweek magazine for his book "The Translator," will address The Service-Learning World Forum audience at The 19th Annual National Service-Learning Conference Wednesday, April 9.

NYLC Partner, America’s Promise Alliance, Launches "15 in 5 Campaign Network"

March 14, 2008

America’s Promise Alliance has launched the 15 in 5 Campaign Network.

NYLC Hosts Roundtable on Youth Council Development

March 11, 2008

More than 70 attendees from educational institutions, nonprofits, corporations, and local government entities began a dialogue about how to effectively integrate youth decision-making into organizational objectives.

NYLT Receives $80 Thousand State Farm Grant

February 26, 2008

Through an innovative youth-led grant-making program, the State Farm® Youth Advisory Board is granting nearly $80,000 to the St. Paul-based National Youth Leadership Council to support its summer National Youth Leadership Training. The grant is one of three awarded in Minnesota, part of a $5 million-a-year initiative in which young people identify and lead community improvements across the nation and in Canada.