Learning That Lasts: How Service-Learning Can Become an Integral Part of Schools, States and Communities Our newest 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. $20 Order form
	Every Student a Citizen: Creating the Democratic Self Presents a vision and recommendations for schools, policymakers and national organizations to promote "education for citizenship." 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)
Service-Learning and Standards Toolkit (Click here)	Service-Learning and Standards Toolkit This popular resource illustrates best practices and provides constructive models in curriculum assessment and planning. Order form
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The National Center for Learning and Citizenship (NCLC) is an organization of chief state school officers, district superintendents, service-learning professionals and others who support service-learning. Members are committed to linking school-based service and service-learning to K-12 curriculum and to organizing schools to maximize community volunteer efforts.

NCLC was founded by and operates out of the offices of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). ECS is a national, nonprofit organization that helps state education and political leaders improve education at all levels by making sound policy decisions.

"Service-learning is a teaching strategy that builds bridges, improves communication and brings relevance to the curriculum. It builds bridges between the young people in our schools and the community, especially senior citizens. It fosters communication with various agencies within the community as needs assessments are conducted and reviewed. Perhaps most important, service-learning brings relevance to the curriculum and answers the age-old question, ‘Why do we have to learn this?’"

-- Randall H. Collins, Superintendent, Waterford, Connecticut,
Public Schools; 2002-04 NCLC chairman

Contact Information
National Center for Learning and Citizenship
700 Broadway, Suite 1200
Denver, CO 80203-3460
Phone: 303.299.3606
FAX: 303.296.8332
Email: arautio@ecs.org