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Welcome to the ECS National Center for Learning and Citizenship's (NCLC) State Policies for Service-Learning Database.

NCLC has developed this database of state policies to support service-learning for K-12 students. From this database, you can generate profiles of the policies for service-learning in individual states and view 50-state reports on policies for service-learning.

Click on one of the options below to access reports from the database.

State Profiles

50 State Reports




  1. High School Graduation Requirement or Credit toward Graduation — Service-Learning/ Community Service

  2. Service-Learning/Community Service in Standards and/or Frameworks

  3. Service-Learning/Community Service as a Strategy for Fostering Student Outcomes

  4. Service-Learning and Professional Development for Teachers or Administrators

  5. Funding for Service-Learning/Community Service

  6. Service-Learning/Community Service Addressed in Other State Policies, Statutes or Administrative Code

The collection and analysis of this database is supported by State Farm Companies Foundation.

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Service-Learning Policies and Practices: A Research-Based Advocacy Paper
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. (T. Pickeral, T. Lennon, J. Piscatelli, Education Commission of the States, NCLC, September 2008)

Service-Learning and Hispanic Students: What Works in the  Field
This report examines best practices in educating Hispanic students and improving student graduation rates and matriculation into higher education. The author sought to determine whether successful schools implemented different practices for Hispanic students and how successful service-learning was as a pedagogical approach. (Tiffani Lennon, Education Commission of the States, July 2009)
 
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