68% of local agencies said that the use of Learn and Serve participants had increased the agency’s capacity to take on new projects.

Over 90% of teachers surveyed saw service-learning as a means of improving student attitudes towards school, increasing career awareness, improving student self-esteem, and increasing student social development and involvement in community affairs.

75% of students doing service-learning said that they learned more than in a typical class.

70% of teachers thought that service-learning would have a positive effect on student drug or alcohol abuse.

Nearly 80% of students doing service-learning reported feeling that they felt they had made a contribution.

96% of local agencies reported that they would use Learn and Serve participants again.

52% of youth who have engaged in school-based service with all three quality elements of service-learning say that they take a good deal of interest in world events.

99.5% of local agencies rated their overall experience with the local Learn and Serve program as "good" or "excellent."

Over 80% of teachers felt that service-learning was likely to increase academic achievement and provide increased exposure to social justice issues.

***All facts are courtesy of the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.