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On January 11, a young computer programmer and internet activist named Aaron Swartz was found dead of an apparent suicide.  For those not familiar with him, Swartz, just 26 at his death, was involved in a huge array of groundbreaking information tools, such as RSS (which he helped design), Reddit, the Open Library, and the [...]

So there you are, our 2013 judges. Awesome, right?  And below are the updated brackets with just what they are judging revealed. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!

Tomorrow the Undead Poll opens so start preparing to lobby, tweet, and otherwise get the vote out for your favorites!

Then we’ve got a treat in store for you — a series of posts featuring our contenders arguing passionately as to why any one of them should be this year’s winner courtesy of the Battle Commander’s Book Blogger Club for 5th to 8th grade students.

 

A couple months back I realized that although there are tons of infographics in the world, there aren’t many with a children’s literature focus. Let’s right that wrong. Last time out we had the world’s first Caldecott Medal inf...

An estimated 6,000 to 10,000 educators, parents, and students converged on the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, February 23, for the second annual "Save Our Schools" march and rally .The event pulls together a variety of participants seeking to urge the state’s legislature to fully fund education in the state.

Earlier this month, Prince George’s County (MD) Board of Education made waves when it proposed a copyright policy that aimed to grant the district sweeping copyrights to works produced by staff and students, including lesson plans and digital apps. The proposal reignited widespread debate about the fairness of copyright guidelines in the K–12 arena. We caught up with Carrie Russell, the ALA's copyright expert, to learn how educators can help preserve the rights of content creators in their own districts.

For those seeking informational books for reluctant independent readers (boys or girls), the editors at Junior Library Guild have a variety of picks, from sports and pirates, to body parts and dangerous creatures.

This effective and valuable program explains how to read nutrition labels on food packaging, and is a solid purchase for health curricula at the junior and senior high school levels.

Librarians are uniquely positioned to handle the acquisition and management of digital content. But Michelle Luhtala, department chair of the New Canaan (CT) High School Library, sees some troubling trends, reflecting misconceptions about econtent among librarians and administrators alike.

Frank is extremely excited about being The Big Kahuna,  as it is the first time in his entire life that he has ever been referred to as “big” anything.  His own younger brother is much much taller than he is so that all the way through school he ...