September 7, 2009
Busting Higher Education's Myths About Public Service
Barack Obama began his presidential campaign by promising to make public service "cool" again. He is now working to honor that pledge by strengthening three types of service: a day of volunteering now and again, a year or two with organizations such as AmeriCorps or Teach for America, and lifelong careers working in government or nonprofit agencies.
Obama could easily create or save a million public-service jobs by the end of his first term. In his administration alone, he will need
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