Community-Service Opportunities Expanded
Some worry the learning part of the initiative will take a back seat
President Barack Obama signed legislation last week that greatly expands volunteer-service opportunities for Americans, including middle and high school students.
The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act reauthorizes the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 and creates several new community-service programs aimed at engaging school-age children. It intends to more than triple the number of Americans serving in AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps-like programs from 75,000 to 250,000 by 2017.
President Obama signed the bill into law April 21 during a visit to the District of Columbia’s SEED School, a public charter boarding school, which he described as “a place where service is a core...
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