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ECS National Center for Learning and Citizenship
700 Broadway, Suite 810
Denver, CO 80203-3442
Phone: 303.299.3606
FAX: 303.296.8332
E-mail Ann Rautio: arautio@ecs.org
Contacts:
JoAnn Henderson
Executive Director
jhenderson@ecs.org
Jennifer Piscatelli
Policy Analyst
jpiscatelli@ecs.org
Lisa Guilfoile
Project Leader
lguilfoile@ecs.org
Ann Rautio
Assistant Researcher
arautio@ecs.org
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NCLC Publications
Service-Learning Policies and Practices:
A Research-Based Advocacy Paper  PDF - This paper translates service-learning’s research-based evidence for education leaders and identifies best practices and policies. Learn more about the five critical components for effectiveness: vision and leadership, curriculum and assessment, community-school partnerships, professional development and continuous improvement. (Education Commission of the States, NCLC, September 2008)
Author: T. Pickeral, T. Lennon, J. Piscatelli
Publication: Citizenship Matters
Publisher: ECS
 The School Climate Challenge (PDF): Narrowing the Gap Between School Climate Research and School Climate Policy, Practice Guidelines and Teacher Education Policy. This paper targets school leaders regarding the gap between findings from school climate research and school climate policy and practice, including teacher education and community support and engagement. (2008)
  The Progress of Education Reform - A Growing Population  PDF - This issue of The Progress of Education Reform looks at three recent research studies on academic success for Hispanic students and offers insights on strategies that show promise in promoting greater educational attainment for Hispanic students. (Jennifer Piscatelli, Education Commission of the States, November 2008)
State Policies on Youth Engagement in Policymaking  MS Word  PDF - This ECS StateNote examines results of a 50-state review of state policies that encourage student involvement in decisionmaking and policymaking. While many institutions of higher education, districts and schools have similar policies, this review was limited to identifying those opportunities codified at the state level in state statute and administrative code. (Judy English, Jennifer Piscatelli, Ann Rautio and Hillary Whitten, Education Commission of the States, June 2008)
Author: Judy English, Jennifer Piscatelli, Ann Rautio and Hillary Whitten
Publication: Zinth
Publisher: Education Commission of the States
The Progress of Education Reform: Student Engagement  PDF - This issue of the Progress of Education Reform features highlights of K-12 research on student engagement, a civic orientation and building resiliency. Taken together, they provide a useful, up-to-date look at evidence on the merits of engaging students for achievement and success. It also includes policy implications based on the research, as well as links to studies and resources on student engagement in higher education. (Education Commission of the States, October 2007)
Author: Terry Pickeral and Jennifer Piscatelli
Publication: Progress of Education Reform
Publisher: Education Commission of the States
Citizenship Education Policy Brief  PDF - This policy brief reviews current data and recent state action in support of citizenship education. It highlights eight states’ standards which go beyond the teaching of knowledge and extend to skills and dispositions, analyzes common characteristics of state standards and concludes with questions for policymakers. (Tiffani Lennon, Education Commission of the States, October 2006)
Author: Tiffani Lennon
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Publisher: Education Commission of the States
Transforming Students into Active Stewards of Democracy -- A report on the U.S.-U.K. seminar Political Literacy and Service-Learning: The Role of Schools and Their Communities  PDF - Proceedings from a 2005 joint seminar between U.S. and United Kingdom service-learning and citizenship education experts and practitioners, this report presents information on the similar challenges both countries face in promoting and implementing political literacy and citizenship education programs. (Dale DeCesare, Education Commission of the States, 2006)
Author: Dale DeCesare
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Publisher: ECS
Youth Legislative Engagement Initiative: An Overview of Effective Strategies to Design, Implement and Sustain Youth Legislative Initiatives  PDF - The nation faces a youth citizenry that is disengaged and lacks the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to participate in and carry out their civic duties. This ECS policy brief summarizes the state-level goals and accomplishments of the Youth Legislative Engagement project. Recommendations build cooperation between state legislators and students to enable students to develop civic competencies to contribute to our democracy now and in the future. (Tiffani Lennon, Education Commission of the States, July 2006)
Author: Tiffani Lennon
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Publisher: Education Commission of the States
Learning That Lasts Field Guide  PDF - The Learning That Lasts Field Guide is a new companion guide to Learning That Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become an Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities. The Field Guide provides specific strategies to move service-learning from the margin to the mainstream in American schools. (Education Commission of the States, 2005)
Author: ECS
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Publisher: ECS
Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar E. Chavez: Legacies of Leadership and Inspiration for Today’s Civic Education  PDF - Hundreds of public schools and streets are named after either Martin Luther King Jr. or Cesar E. Chavez, although their lasting influence, particularly regarding the civic mission of schools, extends much further. To demonstrate this lasting influence, this issue paper provides: (1) lessons from the work of King and Chavez that can help educators and policymakers think more deeply about ways in which awareness and advocacy can be strengthened to support the civic mission of schools; (2) examples of ways in which schools are using the King and Chavez legacies; and (3) recommendations for policymakers that use the legacies to create opportunities for effective civic education in America's schools. (Anthony Welch and Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Education Commission of the States, September 2005)
Author: Anthony Welch and Julie Chavez Rodriguez
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Publisher: Education Commission of the States
Senior and Culminating Projects  PDF - This paper explores the challenges and benefits of combining service-learning with senior and culminating projects – multi-dimensional projects through which graduating high school seniors demonstrate their accumulated knowledge and skills. It provides examples of existing high-quality programs, and offers some questions for consideration by educational leaders and policymakers. (Jeffery Miller, Education Commission of the States, November 2004)
Author: Jeffery Miller
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Publisher: ECS
Progress of Education Reform: Citizenship Education  PDF - This issue of The Progress of Education Reform focuses on what some of the latest research says policymakers can do to improve citizenship education, as well as what the National Assessment of Educational Progress has found about nationwide student civics achievement. (Dale DeCesare, The Progress of Education Reform, vol. 5, no. 2, Education Commission of the States, 2004)
Author: Dale DeCesare
Publication: Progress of Education Reform
Publisher: ECS
Developing Citizenship Competencies from Kindergarten through Grade 12: A Background Paper for Policymakers and Educators  PDF - This paper is designed to help policymakers and education leaders incorporate civic knowledge, skills and attitudes into policies that support effective citizenship education from the early elementary grades through high school. (Judith Torney-Puerta and Susan Vermeer, Education Commission of the States, August 2004)
The Role of Principals in Citizenship Education: Integrating and Sustaining Quality Efforts in American Schools  MS Word  PDF - This issue brief explores the role of school principals in efforts to unite civics knowledge with action and make citizenship education a vital part of their schools’ functioning. The companion piece to this brief contains excerpts from interviews with several principals engaged in such efforts. (Linda Fredericks, Education Commission of the States, June 2004)
Author: Linda Fredericks
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Publisher: ECS
Citizenship Education Policy at the School District Level  PDF - This report examines the "line of sight" between state policy and school practice of citizenship education through the efforts of 14 school districts. The report argues that district practice could improve by explicit articulation of the connection between the civic knowledge, skills and dispositions acquired in school on the one hand, and the obligations of citizenship on the other. (Jeffery Miller, Education Commission of the States, April 2004)...
Author: Jeffery J. Miller
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Publisher: ECS
Citizenship Education in 10 U.S. High Schools  MS Word  PDF - This issue paper describes 10 high schools in nine school districts across the country where students are given many opportunities to develop citizenship skills. The schools differ in the kinds of civic knowledge, skills and dispositions fostered by their programs. The paper concludes with a look at promising citizenship education strategies and a summary of policy implications for states, local governments, districts and schools. (Jeffery Miller, Education Commission of the States, February 2004)
Author: Jeff Miller
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Publisher: ECS
Involving Students in Governance  PDF - Education is as much about fostering citizenship as it is about preparing students for college and the workplace, according to this policy brief. The brief presents the benefits of involving students in education governance and policymaking. It includes examples, challenges, questions for state and local policymakers to consider, as well as recommendations and resources. (Jeffery J. Miller, Education Commission of the States, October 2004)...
Author: Jeffery J. Miller
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Publisher: ECS
Making the Case for Social Emotional Learning and Service-Learning  PDF - This issue brief provides an overview and description of both social and emotional learning (SEL) and service-learning (S-L) as tools to improve the lives and academic performance of students. It describes how the two practices are interrelated and the research evidence that supports the expanded use of both practices in the classroom. Also provided are descriptions of the essential elements required of successful SEL and S-L programs, examples of such successful programs that are in existence today and a discussion of state activities and experiences. (April 2003)
Author: Linda Fredericks
Publication: ECS
Publisher: ECS
Building Community Through Service-Learning: The Role of Community Partner  PDF - This paper highlights effective strategies for service-learning partnerships, using “best-practice” examples to illustrate potential impact. The paper's focus is on school-based, as distinct from community-based, service-learning. A number of the strategic recommendations presented in this paper, however, especially those dealing with changes within the organization or agency itself, may be applicable to both situations. (April 2003)
Author: Susan Abravanel
Publication: ECS
Publisher: ECS
Learning That Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become an Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities  PDF - This publication answers the question, "what would it take to make service-learning part of every student's education experience?" based on our work as part of Learning In Deed: Making a Difference Through Service-Learning. (Education Commission of the States, September 2002)
Author: ECS
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Publisher: ECS
Tool Kit: Service-Learning and Standards -- Achieving Academic Excellence by Serving Communities - ECS/NCLC staff have asked service-learning colleagues, "What tools have you found most helpful in your work?" This publication contains some of the most useful materials found on the topic of service-learning and standards. They illustrate best practices and provide constructive models in curriculum, assessment and planning. Copies of this publication are available for $25.00 plus postage and handling from the ECS Distribution Center. Click here for an Order Form. For more information, contact John Ivey at 303-299-3692, jivey@ecs.org. (Education Commission of the States, June 2001)
Author: Sheila Bailey, Judy Bray, Nelda Brown, Jessica Donner, Luke Frazier, Carter Hendricks, Heidi McGinley, Kate McPherson, Jeffery Miller, Karen White and SEANet
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Publisher: ECS
Integrating Youth Voice in Service-Learning  MS Word  PDF - This issue paper examines the rationale for the implementation of youth voice in service-learning initiatives, examines challenges practitioners may face and offers strategies for success. It includes case studies profiling exemplary programs across the nation and perspectives from youth, school administrators, service-learning advocates and state policymakers, and it provides recommendations and resources for schools, organizations and policymakers interested in incorporating a strong and meaningful youth voice component within their field of work. (Education Commission of the States and Compact for Learning and Citizenship/Learning In Deed, 2001)
Author: Linda Fredericks, Eve Kaplan and Jennifer Zeisler
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Publisher: ECS
Service-Learning: An Administrator's Tool for Improving Schools and Connecting With the Community  MS Word - Examines why administrators support service-learning as a key element in school improvement, what questions they may need to address and how administrators can support and strengthen service-learning in their schools. (Sheldon Berman, Sheila Bailey, Randall Collins, Dale Kinsley and Elizabeth Holman, Compact for Learning and Citizenship, Education Commission of the States, May 2000)
Author: Sheldon Berman, Sheila Bailey, Randall Collins, Dale Kinsley and Elizabeth Holman
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Publisher: ECS
Every Student A Citizen: Creating the Democratic Self  PDF - This links to the executive summary of the final report of the National Study Group on Citizenship in K-12 Schools, which summarizes a framework and rationale for (1) articulating a pressing need to revitalize the civic mission of education, (2) advancing service-learning as a strategy that can challenge and guide students to meet their civic responsibilities and (3) engaging every student in activities that make a difference in their schools and communities. Find out the principles of best practices needed to support the development of the democratic self, challenges to current policy assumptions and recommendations for action at the school, district, community, state and national level. (Education Commission of the States, July 2000)...
Author: Terry Pickeral
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Publisher: ECS
Service-Learning: An Education Strategy for Preventing School Violence — Issue Paper  MS Word - Rarely talked about is what is happening within young people that causes them to react with such negative emotion and antisocial behavior. Service-learning is one strategy that shows promise for creating a "culture of caring." (Carol W. Kinsley, Ann Southworth and Bruce O. Boston, Compact for Learning and Citizenship, Education Commission of the States, December 1999)
Author: Carol W. Kinsley, Ann Southworth and Bruce O. Boston
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Publisher: ECS
Service-Learning: Every Child a Citizen - This issue paper provides an overview of service-learning -- its impact, alignment with improving education, civic responsibility, voluntary versus required service, guidelines for effective practice, systems and strategies of support, and resources to integrate service-learning into K-12 schools. (Education Commission of the States, December 1999)
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