FYI [https://secureimages.capwiz.com/ala/actionalerts_mlm.png] Currently, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions are preparing to reach an agreement on the reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The provisions included in ESEA through the Every Child Achieves Act would support effective school library programs and we need your help to ensure that they are included. Talking Points: * Maintain the provisions included under S. 1177<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxerOuzXCX7BwWL5eQO7UcqXi-ELF4fWHZdNhlSHlMkhmWeYtnJtjxJkDa3lU6YsWZlSyNYy2AhJliYjc85jXfYmgCXvLPQNW6ORGdWIoEF_vvD7kyELhEFHPgUAxPp-D3aqAwwMNBBOUYVxIOTLK2X88XOZQhiD391eDRGqxO37tfcjdrdOk6BLRPHzCXNSaVZ65DmGdoNZFaCHNQXASVXQW4zt5TZ6B0hnz52yeUwUE&lp=0>, the Every Child Achieves Act, that would support effective school library programs. In particular, ALA is pleased that effective school library program provisions were adopted unanimously during HELP Committee consideration of S. 1177 (amendment offered by Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) was adopted by voice vote) and on the Senate floor (amendment offered by Senators Reed (D-RI) and Cochran (R-MS) was adopted by a vote of 98-0). * Title V, Part H - Literacy and Arts Education - Authorizes activities to promote literacy programs that support the development of literacy skills in low-income communities (similar to the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program that has been funded through appropriations) as well as activities to promote arts education for disadvantaged students. * Title I - Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and Local Educational Agencies - Under Title I of ESEA, State Educational Agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) must develop plans on how they will implement activities funded under the Act. * Title V, Part G - Innovative Technology Expands Children's Horizons (I-TECH) - Authorizes activities to ensure all students have access to personalized, rigorous learning experiences that are supported through technology and to ensure that educators have the knowledge and skills to use technology to personalize learning. Send a Tweet<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/take-action?engagementId=126199&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx6_-Q86-UtbuC0IlqiIZEQSo3r24_i5dBu2MtA_4jM27SFj6jRVMYB_LFNHP4j2rSTxjRhkbNnSWznU_a7IIuNkmNa3xam5S7bg7YPG3XGO8&lp=0> Make a Call<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/take-action?engagementId=126198&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAx1ax0p89VWE0DnbVUuemi8x26u08P12PJvs2kCL2TXnQs8HCFikfUGY0yqhNz2e7QEHUjneysJ8UI4IUPOHMymBgZpa2cPpi64Z4eVVHHiKY&lp=0> Send a Letter<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/take-action?engagementId=126333&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxlakQl7ZLxi3lYsKalyTpSCgd8veqOxxJvoTmaswdw8hBG3lR0K-27CCcnSthQMRYbWRfJ3bF0tb8u-bmG57ek8x4yXsj27D1wK8-s4UmLwE&lp=0> Contact your Senators and Representatives and let them know that any agreement to reauthorize ESEA must maintain the school library provisions <http://cqrcengage.com/ala/app/thru?ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxANuetQ8FIVYNPWaikekVJvYh8dS-X4O6IFsnpKTq2TJS7uu7kvwS3SDGc7Q05_IKYBaVNnJ2gjDW3jQVqmaFdxy6xQkUnJ0xTTM_3u7E7i6--g7QJszTnYYiJ0QOXYRmmFGCtcNG1LRTK7bBZHVfcd8r9WIxCY-BkL7t_KcwRxT5JB-vUQkAgmgosW705VoXhmztjJxwOHnILxkJbwlxuypVRLgVddfKq5gJBJnjJGg&lp=0> overwhelmingly adopted by the HELP Committee and the full Senate under S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act.