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Eric Schwarz and Citizen Schools give inner-city kids a leg up

Citizen Schools helps level the playing field for students who grow up in low-income households by extending and enriching the school day with hands-on projects and citizen mentors.

Opinion 'Fiscal cliff' cuts to job training for young people would cost taxpayers dearly

Mayor on food stamps? Cory Booker to live on $1.40 per meal

Student loans: 5 steps to pay down your debt

No child left alone: Volunteers mentor children of inmates

Decoder Wire The other Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: how it's observed

Opinion Millennial Generation challenges religion in America

Peace Corps for retirees? It's a second chance to serve.

House passes spending bill, but the fight's just starting

Republicans take a $100 billion whack at Obama budget

Rebellion in GOP ranks: How Boehner lost control of the House this week

For Israeli Arab teens, a way to serve the country – without joining the army

More family income! Now what? Save, remodel, or splurge?

Michelle Obama's next childhood obesity target: summer break

The Monitor's View It's bipartisan: Barack Obama and George H.W. Bush agree on community service

Public service is cool again

Now, colleges pay students who defer school for service

First Lady calls for volunteers, young Americans answer

Opinion Nigeria's lesson for America: civil service

How an immigration raid changed a town

Opinion What Obama's call to national service needs

In tough times, graduates (and parents) assess the worth of a liberal arts education

Bipartisanship, finally ... on a community-service bill

Tea Party protests: Could they rally change in government?

Students in urban schools get big boost from pioneering tutor program