The U.S. Public Service Academy will be the civilian counterpart to the
military service academies, a flagship institution designed to build a "more
perfect union" by developing leaders of skill and character dedicated to
service in the public sector.
At the Academy, more than 5000 students will get a federally-subsidized undergraduate education focused on service and leadership development, followed by five years of service in public sector jobs following graduation. The Academy will develop a new generation of top-quality civilian leaders and will help transform the way Americans perceive, prepare for, and pursue public service.
"The initiative to create a Public Service Academy could not be more timely."
- Wendy Kopp
Founder, Teach For America
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News: October 16, 2009
Cincinnati Business Journal: "If Service Academy Flies, Lawyer Hopes It Lands in Cincinnati"
It’s A Day ON: How to Help Even If You Are Off
I have a foggy memory of the political fights that went on many years ago to grant an observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a federal holiday. I recall that it went in stages: first there were non-binding resolutions which acknowledged that his leadership on civil rights were extraordinary, then they suggested [...]
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The Academy and TFA: A Match Made in Public Service Heaven
Last week, the New York Times wrote a story on the findings of a study on the graduates of a marquee teacher training program, Teach For America. The study’s aim was to find out what the level of civic engagement was for the alums of the program, after they completed their two year commitment to [...]
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Nationwide Poll Shows Millennials Support Academy By 7:1 Margin
