Financial Aid For Community Service May Be Coming Soon

Ask college administrators about what sets this generation of current and aspiring college students apart and they'll quickly bring up their volunteer spirit. An estimated three-quarters of high school students do some volunteering. But while college admissions offices like to see service work from applicants, they've rarely rewarded it with financial aid. But longer-term, service-based merit aid looks like an idea with momentum. Colleges are catching up to the interests of an especially civic-minded generation of students, building curricula around service-learning and eager to attract the most ambitious students. Read more at: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6190587.html