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The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility. We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give.
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The Corporation for National and Community Service plays a vital role in supporting the American culture of citizenship, service and responsibility. We are a catalyst for change and champion for the ideal that every American has skills and talents to give.
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I first joined VISTA in 1968: the year of the Beatles, flower children, demonstrations, LSD, marijuana, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. After graduate school, I could have joined the demonstrations or “dropped out,” but I wanted to connect to a dividing nation. I needed to get involved.   I first joined VISTA in 1968: the year of the Beatles, flower children, demonstrations, LSD, marijuana, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. After graduate school, I could have joined the demonstrations or “dropped out,” but I wanted to connect to a dividing nation. I needed to get involved.
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Through Delaware Learn and Serve, Stan Levine serves as the Service-learning Coordinator at the Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Del.   Through Delaware Learn and Serve, Stan Levine serves as the Service-learning Coordinator at the Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Del.
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  1/28/2009   National Service Legislative Update
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  1/28/2009   Thank You for Making History
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  1/23/2009   Yes We Did! 2009 King Day of Service is Largest Ever
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  1/22/2009   Cancellation Notice for Planned System Outage
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  1/22/2009   National Service Agency Teams Up with Starbucks in Call for Million-Plus Hours of Service
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  1/19/2009   Six Colleges and Universities Receive Presidential Recognition for Service Programs
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  1/19/2009   Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy and Serving America
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  1/18/2009   Record Volunteer Turnout Expected for King Day of Service
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  1/17/2009   Nation’s Capital Prepares for the Largest King Day of Service Ever
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  1/17/2009   AmeriCorps NCCC Honors Dr. King with Service Projects Across the Gulf Coast
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Resource CenterPlanning and conducting a pilot test

Pilot testing involves conducting a preliminary test of data collection tools and procedures to identify and eliminate problems, allowing programs to make corrective changes or adjustments before actually collecting data from the target population. This effective practice describes advantages of pilot testing, lists simple procedures to pilot test instruments, and provides additional resources to help programs conduct their own pilot tests and was submitted by Project STAR in September 2008.

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