As the economic landscape continues to shift, the mission of schools and libraries to address the gaps intensifies, and the work of the key players, teachers and librarians, has never been more essential.
Matters of Equity: As the Divide Grows, We Must Help Level the Playing Field for All of Our Kids | Editorial
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Books to Celebrate the Everyday Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement
By on January 1, 2013 6 Comments
Fifty years ago this May, people around our country turned on their televisions to the sight of children being viciously assaulted with fire hoses and snarling dogs by uniformed grown men, their faces twisted with hatred. The violence in Birmingham, Alabama, stirred a swelling of national conscience and raised questions demanding an answer: Do we really believe that “all men are created equal”? What would our country look like if we really did? What has to change to make that dream a reality?
