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Washington Study Further Ties Quality Library Programs to Student Success
A study released by the Washington Library Media Association joins a growing body of evidence showing that certified quality school library programs have a measurable impact on student performance and graduation rates.
Q & A with Author Deborah Jiang-Stein: Bringing Libraries to Prison Nurseries
Author and founder of the unPrison Project, Deborah Jiang-Stein, has teamed up with the Children’s Book Council to bring libraries to prison nurseries in honor of Mother’s Day, May 10, the last day of Children’s Book Week.
Scholastic Sells Ed Tech Business to Focus on Publishing
Scholastic announced on April 24 that it will sell its education technology and services division to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for $575 million to focus on its thriving publishing business.
Despite Citywide Cuts, West Philadelphia Alliance for Children Opens 18th School Library
"In terms of school libraries, are we [Philadelphia] becoming a third world country?” asks Deb Kachel of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association. The West Philadelphia Alliance for Children says no. The nonprofit has been partnering with schools to reopen school libraries.
Illinois Law Lets Schools Request Students’ Social Media Passwords
This January, a law to target cyberbullying went into effect in Illinois allowing schools and colleges to request students’ social media passwords. The law raises serious questions about student privacy and school policies regarding students' social media activity.
Q&A: YA Author with Autism Talks to SLJ About "Autism on the Page" Event
Corinne Duyvis, YA author with autism, We Need Diverse Books active member, and cofounder of the Disability in Kidlit website, is kicking off 30 days of autism-related book reviews, articles, and interviews for April's National Autism Awareness Month.
UPDATE: Teen Library Advocates Get Booted Out of Missouri Governor’s Office
Last week, a group of teens and supervising adults that belong to Save MO Libraries visited the Missouri governor's office to ask him to restore the $6 million in budget cuts to library spending—only to be escorted out by a state trooper moments later for being "disruptive."
James Patterson Raises School Libraries Grant to $1.5M
On March 23, best-selling author James Patterson announced that he is donating an additional $250,000 to the $1.25 million school libraries grant he and Scholastic Reading Club publicized earlier in March.
Update: ESEA: ALA and Advocacy Community Urging School Library Supporters to Act Now
With the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act coming up, the American Library Association has been leading the campaign to get dedicated funding for school libraries into the bill.
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