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IL (10/22/2007)
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/612069,3_1_EL20_A3CONFERENCE_S1.article
Algonquin — Friday morning, in Room 127 at H.D. Jacobs High School, students gave teachers a little lesson on how to incorporate community service into the classroom.
…Lt. Gov. Pat’s Quinn’s office, the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Campus Compact helped sponsor Friday’s Illinois School-Based Learn and Serve America Program, funded by a grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
A first-rate education, includes civic responsibility as well as academic preparation.... With the right programs in place, our schools can provide a wonderful opportunity for students to come together and learn the skills that will keep our democracy strong.
-Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education
