EXTRA! EXTRA! National Service News Roundup

There's been a lot in the news lately about national service.  Here's a research, report, and news roundup.  Thanks to Diana Epstein of the AmeriCorps Alums National Advisory Council for putting it together.

Research and reports:

(1) CNCS study on volunteering and employment: http://www.cns.gov/impact-our-nation/research-and-reports/volunteering-pathway-employment-report

(2) Franklin Project Plan of Action: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/21st-century-national-service-system-plan-action

(3) Voters' perspectives on national service: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/voters-national-service-perspectives-american-voters-large-scale-national-service

News stories:

(4) Ben Duda and Mary Bruce in HuffPo on AmeriCorps Alums: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-duda/lets-leverage-our-nationa_b_3511258.html

(5) Rick Stengel in TIME - Service is a Silver Bullet: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2145991,00.html#ixzz2WqUd4exs

(6) Joe Klein in TIME - Can Service Save Us?: http://nation.time.com/2013/06/20/can-service-save-us/

(7) Michael Gerson in Washington Post - National Service Can Heal a Divided Nation: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-national-service-can-heal-a-divided-nation/2013/06/24/e1bbc470-dce4-11e2-9218-bc2ac7cd44e2_story.html

(8) Bridgeland and Khazei in Politico- National Service is Key to National Strength: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/national-service-is-key-to-national-strength-93069.html#ixzz2WsTH98NT
(9) Arianna Huffington in HuffPo - National Service, the Ultimate Shovel-Ready Infrastructure Project:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/franklin-project-national-service_b_3492226.html

(10) More Franklin news pieces listed here: http://www.aspeninstitute.org/node/13623