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Hartford Library Offers New Path to High School Diploma
Online college classes are all the rage. Yet many adults are trying to finish their high school education — years after their classmates graduated. The Hartford (CT) Public Library (HPL) has decided to take a step towards changing the city’s grim high-school graduation statistics.
Emily Jenkins Apologizes for “A Fine Dessert”
Describing her book as “racially insensitive,” author Emily Jenkins took to the web Sunday to apologize for her picture book A Fine Dessert, announcing her intent to donate her writing fee to We Need Diverse Books, which has been confirmed by the organization.
FL School District Lets Parents See What Kids Are Reading
After book challenges by a local parents group this summer, a southern Florida school district gives parents online access to see what their children are checking out of the media center.
Where are the ELL Books? Educators need more content to serve growing demand
Technology may be transforming the way people learn a second language—but not in K–12 schools. Instead, librarians and teachers still prefer to use print books to support their English language learners (ELL), according to a survey by SLJ and Rourke Educational Media.
“Libraries Are Essential to a City” | SLJ Talks to Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean
Karl Dean remembers his childhood public library as a place where “you could go to dream.” Recreating that experience resulted in Limitless Libraries, which brought public library resources into Nashville schools to enable every student to pursue their dreams.
Amazon Ebook Deal With NYC Schools Not Dead Yet
Terms of the pending three-year, $30 million deal between the retail giant and the New York City Department of Education for e-materials are being revised after the National Federation of the Blind said that the technology would not adequately serve blind students.
Stop Calling Them "Young Adult" Books, Teens Say
Eight high school students sounded off about the "YA" label, print books versus ebooks, and why they read what they read during a panel discussion at the 2015 Nielsen Children’s Book Summit in Manhattan.
School Librarian Jobs At Risk In Ohio
Ohio’s school librarians are losing Jobs after a state education mandate, colloquially referred to as “5 of 8," was removed.
Chicago Public Library Wins Founder’s Award for Stemming Summer Slide
The 2015 Founder’s Award, bestowed by the National Summer Learning Association, recognized the Chicago Public Library for its high level of collaboration and coordination with other city groups on its summer learning program.
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