As the proceedings from a 2005 joint seminar between U.S. and United Kingdom service-learning and citizenship education experts and practitioners, this report presents information on the similar challenges both countries face in promoting and implementing political literacy and citizenship education programs. The seminar was entitled "Political Literacy and Service Learning: The Role of Schools and Their Communities" and was held in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12-15, 2005. The Charleston seminar was intended to extend a discussion to examine: (1) the connections between political literacy, and service-learning; and (2) related research and assessment strategies. Seminar participants represented a wide range of expertise including classroom teachers, service-learning coordinators, researchers, policy experts, government officials, and non-profit leaders from states across the U.S. and from England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The seminar began with an opportunity to visit local schools where a variety of service-learning programs are currently being implemented. Participants had the chance to observe classes involved in projects, to hear student presentations of current work, and to ask questions of students and school personnel. A powerful, real-world perspective emphasizing the importance of education for citizenship was given by Bill Saunders from the South Carolina Citizenship Schools, drawing on the importance of Citizenship Schools in the American Civil Rights movement. The seminar was structured to allow all participants ample opportunities for exchange of American and British practices and important discussions about the status of both political literacy and service-learning in the American and British education systems. The presentations and deliberations constituting a dynamic meeting are captured in this report. (Contains 5 endnotes.) [This report was also produced by Innovations in Civic Participation.]