Last year, the federal program that allows schools and libraries to get funds for internet connectivity switched to an online application process. It was anything but smooth.
While funding for certain afterschool programs was preserved in the spending bill signed April 28, the President's budget is still aiming for elimination of these funds long-term.
School librarians are being recognized as tech leaders and investing more in cutting-edge digital tools.
The head of library services at the New York City Department of Education will become associate director of curriculum solutions at Rosen Publishing.
The Book-Rich Environment Initiative will serve children living in HUD-assisted housing—and encourage families to use local libraries. The U.S. DOE and the National Book Foundation are among the new project's partners.
A cadre of school librarians has pushed back against the cancellation of EBSCO database subscriptions that have been used statewide for more than 20 years.
Nora Raleigh Baskin wrote to a local board of education to try to save a friend's position—and spread awareness about what is lost when a school librarian is laid off.
An ALA District Dispatch post by Kevin Maher yesterday, shared an important clarification from the Department of Education regarding the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. The notice in the Federal Register shared that 50 percent of all grant funds, more than $13 million, are reserved for use by school libraries serving high need LEAs. […]
Despite complaints from a contingent of parents about a photo of a gun on the cover, the New York City Department of Education has no plans to remove Jason Reynolds's YA novel from lists of suggested reading material for seventh and eighth graders.
