Is service-learning supported on federal and local levels?
Service-learning is supported on the federal level. The first federal legislation, passed in 1990, created a federal commission to award grants to service-learning programs that promoted the concept on a broad level. The National Community Service Trust Act of 1993 expanded the federal role in service-learning and provided funds for every state to incorporate service-learning into schools. Even with the federal funding, service-learning is primarily a locally-driven activity, with most decision making and control at the local level. Community leaders, students, parents, school district superintendents and teachers in cities and towns across the country are outspoken advocates for service-learning.
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