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Reading & Literacy Opinion We Need a National Digital-Library Endowment
As library resources dwindle, philanthropists and policymakers could give e-book sharing a big boost, write David H. Rothman and Jim Duncan.
Jim Duncan & David H. Rothman, May 12, 2015
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Student Well-Being Opinion Funding to Create the Schools California Students Deserve
I am thankful to report that my district, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), and my union, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) have come to a tentative contract agreement and the possibility of a strike is no longer looming on the horizon. Like most agreements, compromise was made on both sides of the bargaining table. I won't bore you with all the details but I do want to talk about one - college counselors.
Phylis Hoffman, April 21, 2015
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2 min read
Curriculum Q&A Coding and Computer Science in School Libraries: Researcher Q&A
Given time and space to innovate, librarians can be instrumental in engaging students in using programming tools, researchers said.
Benjamin Herold, April 17, 2015
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4 min read
Classroom Technology K-12 Librarians' Roles Shift to Meet Digital Demands
A school district in Vancouver, Wash., has recast the duties of librarians to serve as experts in technology and blended learning strategies, capable of training peers on the use of digital tools.
Carol Brzozowski, April 13, 2015
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7 min read
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Teaching Opinion Libraries and Librarians: Essential to Thriving Schools
We still have to fight to keep libraries and librarians in our schools and municipalities.
David B. Cohen, March 27, 2015
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4 min read
J. Howard Miller's "We Can Do It!" poster from 1943
J. Howard Miller's "We Can Do It!" poster from 1943
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Teaching Opinion Making Women's History Month Real for Students
Librarian Chiquita Toure argues that it's time to stop just studying what women have done and start teaching girls about what they can do.
Chiquita Toure, March 18, 2015
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4 min read
Bia Menezes-Pinto is the sole librarian serving the 3,000-plus students in the eight schools housed at the John F. Kennedy Educational Complex campus in the Bronx borough of New York. On average, the district now has fewer than one librarian for every 3,400 students.
Bia Menezes-Pinto is the sole librarian serving the 3,000-plus students in the eight schools housed at the John F. Kennedy Educational Complex campus in the Bronx borough of New York. On average, the district now has fewer than one librarian for every 3,400 students.
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School & District Management Number of Libraries Dwindles in N.Y.C. Schools
At a time when school library services in many big cities are feeling squeezed, the Big Apple's declines are steeper than most, advocates say.
Oliver Morrison, March 17, 2015
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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion What Would You Choose: a School Nurse or a Copier?
I have sat in on school budget councils where we had to decide between funding a school nurse a few more days per week or purchasing a maintenance plan for our copy machines. This happens a lot, robbing Peter to pay Paul. The issue of essential school personnel is a huge roadblock in the heated negotiations between my union, United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and LAUSD. What personnel are essential for schools and their students to thrive?
Phylis Hoffman, March 17, 2015
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2 min read
Curriculum Report: Many Tribal Libraries Lack Computers, Broadband
The report found that tribal libraries lack resources and services that urban and suburban libraries often offer to patrons.
Jackie Mader, August 28, 2014
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1 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Trouble in Common Core City: Too Many Music Men, Not Enough Librarians
Therefore, the Common Core project itself is also an exercise in fear-mongering about the future of our children, and has its own version of Professor Hill in its chief promoter, Bill Gates.
Anthony Cody, July 29, 2014
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3 min read
Curriculum Opinion Paul Horton: In Defense of Reading III -- Slow Down!
We have all heard about the slow cooking movement. There is also a growing slow reading movement. Maybe slow reading is growing slowly because fast everything seems to be growing faster than kudzu everywhere.
Anthony Cody, May 15, 2014
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6 min read
Equity & Diversity Friday Reading Roundup: Diversity, Censorship, and Libraries
This week's Roundup looks at diversity in the publishing world, censored books, and the value of library visits.
Mary Hendrie, May 2, 2014
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2 min read
Reading & Literacy For Challenged Readers, Custom-Tailored Texts
Specialized texts serve older students reading many levels below their peers, but some ask how they align with requirements of the common core.
Christina A. Samuels, April 22, 2014
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6 min read
Equity & Diversity Friday Reading Roundup: Library Challenges, Kid-Lit's Diversity Problem, and an Amazon Backlash
This week's Roundup looks at the National Library Week, the lack of diversity in children's literature, and some recent bad press for Amazon.
Mary Hendrie, April 18, 2014
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1 min read
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