After almost a decade of scrambling for dear life, the AmeriCorps national-service program is finally finding its legs. The turnaround for President Bill Clinton’s signature program has been stunning.

AmeriCorps alumni are more likely than their peers to volunteer, be active in their communities, and trust others, according to a study released today. What is more, AmeriCorps alumni are much more ...

Sen. John F. Kerry proposed on Wednesday an overhaul of the federal government’s guaranteed-student-loan program, a step that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said would put an end to ...

In a normal year, Goodwill of Northern New England coordinates three AmeriCorps programs focused on education, poverty reduction, and refugee and immigrant services. Last summer, it piloted a fourth ...

Three teenagers shoot a jogger in the back and leave him to die. Two teenagers beat an elderly World War II vet to death. One of these incidents was in Oklahoma and the other in the state of ...

Here’s an idea that periodically develops traction across the political spectrum, even though it’s not particularly likely to be implemented: A one-year, non-mandatory national service program for ...