Laurelroll guides https://laurelroll.com/blog/ 2026-10-22T00:00:00Z The President’s Education Award ended. What can schools use in 2027?https://laurelroll.com/blog/presidents-education-award-discontinued/2026-10-22T00:00:00Z2026-10-22T00:00:00ZLaurelrollThe U.S. Department of Education discontinued the President’s Education Awards Program in September 2026. Schools can still give gold and silver style academic awards in their own name this spring. How to prove your volunteer hourshttps://laurelroll.com/blog/how-to-prove-volunteer-hours/2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZLaurelrollProof of volunteer hours is a record a supervisor signed: dates, hours, what you did and who can confirm it. Here is what to collect, when to get it signed, and what to do if you forgot. Is the President’s Volunteer Service Award still available?https://laurelroll.com/blog/is-the-pvsa-still-available/2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZLaurelrollNo. The President’s Volunteer Service Award has been paused since 27 May 2025, and new certifying organizations are not accepted. Here are the hour levels it used and the options that work now. Volunteer hours verification letter: what to include, with a samplehttps://laurelroll.com/blog/volunteer-hours-verification-letter/2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZLaurelrollA volunteer verification letter confirms who served, when, how many hours and doing what, signed by someone at the organization. A sample you can adapt, and what makes a school accept it.