The National Service-Learning Partnership, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and Learn and Serve America's National Service-Learning Clearinghouse, is happy to announce the production of a new journal on K-12 research: Information for Action: Journal on Service-Learning Research with Children and Youth. The IFA Journal will be an on-line publication, hosted on the Partnership website, made available for a small subscription price (approximately $6/year). The first year publication will occur in September, with two subsequent publications in 2008.

We are currently soliciting articles for the first publication. Articles are welcomed from three audiences:

1. academic researchers who wish to report on current research efforts dealing with some aspect of service-learning (including teacher preparation),
2. teachers and other practitioners who wish to share their studies and reflections on service-learning implementation that integrates theory with practice, and
3. articles/reports by youth on research/evaluation initiatives that add something new to the service-learning literature.

Each submission will be peer reviewed by individuals who are familiar with the specific level of research reported. Deadline for the first submission, a one page abstract or precis, is due to the editor by May 10, 2007.

Participate in the exciting launch of this new publication designed to add important information to the growing literature on K-12 service-learning research. Visit the Partnership 92s website, www.service-learningpartnership.org for more details.

Nelda Brown, Executive Director, National Service-Learning Partnership Rob Shumer, Editor, Information for Action Journal, University of Minnesota (rshumer@umn.edu)