Education Excellence National Partnerships

Youth Service America

Youth Service America (YSA) was founded in 1986 with the mission to strengthen the effectiveness, sustainability, and scale of the youth service and service-learning fields. YSA envisions a powerful network of organizations committed to making service and service-learning the common expectation and experience of all young people in America.

YSA is the founder of National Global & Youth Service Day (NGYSD). NGYSD, the largest service event in the world, expanded from a single day to include events over a weekend to alleviate any conflicts with religious activities or school. NGYSD engages millions of young people and focuses national attention on leadership, the positive contributions of young people, and the service and service-learning initiatives that take place in communities year-round. State Farm® is the presenting sponsor for NGYSD.

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The National Service-Learning Partnership

The National Service-Learning Partnership (NSLP) was founded in 2001. It is a national network of members dedicated to advancing service-learning as a core part of every young person’s education. Service-learning is a teaching method that engages young people in solving problems within their schools and communities as part of their academic studies taking the students from passive recipients to active participants in their education and community. NSLP has over 10,000 members in all 50 states. Members are young people, teachers, parents, administrators, policymakers, education leaders, community partners, businesspeople, and researchers.

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National Board for Professional Teaching Standards®

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards® (NBPTS) is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are classroom teachers. Their mission is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by:

• Maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do,
• Providing a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards, and
• Advocating related education reforms to integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.

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State Farm Youth Advisory Board

In a move to develop a better understanding of business and stronger leadership skills in students, State Farm recently named 30 young adults to serve on its second Youth Advisory Board.

“This is our opportunity to partner with students to help improve their education. After all, today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders and workforce,” said Edward B. Rust Jr., Chairman and CEO of State Farm Insurance.

The new State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of students ages 17 to 20, selected from nearly 650 national applications. They will play a leadership role in creating a $5 million-a-year State Farm funded initiative and in overseeing the awarding of grants to student-led service-learning projects, which will address issues like teen seatbelt use and disaster preparedness.

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And more

Habitat for Humanity Service-Learning Grants
Insurance Education Institute
MADD® Good Decisions Service-Learning Grants
America's Promise
Education Commission of the States
National Black Child Development Institute
National Council of Economic Education
Local Incentives Support Corporate (LISC)
National Youth Leadership Council
State Farm Learning and Teaching Exchange
Project Ignition
Gulf Coast Walkabout
Youth Lead Protecting Me/Protecting You