Hello School Library Advocates
Keith Curry Lance and I have conducted some recent research and hope you will help us spread this info out on your state networks and social media. Our research is gaining attention and has been published by School Library Journal and Phi Delta Kappan. Here are the links. In addition, please read the Jessen article that shows how students in our poorest communities and largely black communities have the fewest school libraries and librarians. Jessen poses this as a “canary in the coal mine” harkening of a resegregation of schools, led by the charter movement that has the least library services for students due to no oversight.
I hope you find these articles helpful in your work to ensure that all K-12 students can learn with adequate school library services.
Phi Delta Kappan http://www.kappanonline.org/la
Several School Library Journal articles: Landing page https://www.slj.com/school-lib
Thank you for all your continued support, Deb
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Debra E. Kachel
Legislative Liaison, Pa. School Librarians Assn.
717-575-3886 (cell)
Twitter @SchLibAdvocate