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From: Diedre Conkling <diedre08 () gmail ! com>
Date: 2009-08-31 19:39:59
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ALA calls on Dept. of Education to highlight school librarians as states
prepare to ‘Race to the Top’
<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3567> August 31st, 2009 |
Category: School Libraries <http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=11>
http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=3567
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jenni Terry <jterry@alawash.org>
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) recently filed
comments to the Department of Education regarding the Race to the Top Fund,
a competitive one-time grant program funded through the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that aims to encourage and reward states that
are leading education innovation and reform.
The ALA’s comments<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ALA-Race-to-the-Top-Comments.pdf>highlighted
the need for the Secretary of Education to strongly acknowledge
the important role that school libraries play in a student’s education and
to encourage states submitting proposals for Race to Top Funds to include
resources for school libraries. The comments also called for an increase to
the number of school libraries served by a state-licensed school librarian.
“State statistics consistently show that schools with a school library
staffed by a state-licensed school librarian produce better test scores.
More importantly, these schools produced well-rounded students that are
prepared to function in a global society,” American Association of School
Librarians (AASL) President Cassandra Barnett said.
“A school library staffed by a state-licensed school librarian adds another
classroom to the school and another teacher to help boost achievement
scores, help struggling readers, and teach the 21st-century skills that are
so critical to a student’s education.”
Jenni Terry
jterry@alawash.org
--
Diedre Conkling
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR 97365
Work phone & fax: 541-265-3066
Work email: diedre@beachbooks.org
Home email: diedre08@gmail.com
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>Contact: <a \
href="mailto:jterry@alawash.org" target="_blank"><font color="#9e0508">Jenni \
Terry</font></a></p> <p>WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) \
recently filed comments to the Department of Education regarding the Race to the Top \
Fund, a competitive one-time grant program funded through the American Recovery and \
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that aims to encourage and reward states that are leading \
education innovation and reform.</p>
<p>The ALA’s <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/downloads/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ALA-Race-to-the-Top-Comments.pdf');" \
href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ALA-Race-to-the-Top-Comments.pdf"><font \
color="#9e0508">comments</font></a> highlighted the need for the Secretary of \
Education to strongly acknowledge the important role that school libraries play in a \
student’s education and to encourage states submitting proposals for Race to Top \
Funds to include resources for school libraries. The comments also called for an \
increase to the number of school libraries served by a state-licensed school \
librarian.</p>
<p>“State statistics consistently show that schools with a school library staffed by \
a state-licensed school librarian produce better test scores. More importantly, these \
schools produced well-rounded students that are prepared to function in a global \
society,” American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Cassandra \
Barnett said.</p>
<p>“A school library staffed by a state-licensed school librarian adds another \
classroom to the school and another teacher to help boost achievement scores, help \
struggling readers, and teach the 21st-century skills that are so critical to a \
student’s education.”</p> </div></font></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote"><font color="#888888">Jenni Terry<br><a \
href="mailto:jterry@alawash.org">jterry@alawash.org</a><br><br></font></div><br><br \
clear="all"> <div></div><br>-- <br>Diedre Conkling<br>Lincoln County Library \
District<br>P.O. Box 2027<br>Newport, OR 97365<br>Work phone & fax: \
541-265-3066<br>Work email: <a \
href="mailto:diedre@beachbooks.org">diedre@beachbooks.org</a><br> Home email: <a \
href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com">diedre08@gmail.com</a><br>
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