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    ESSER Funds Sunset in September 2024. What Does That Mean for School Libraries?

    John Chrastka, February 7, 2024 | Funding, News

    If you’re involved in public schools, you’ve probably heard by now that the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds will end in September 2024. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds were created to assist schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While a statutory end to pandemic relief funding has […]

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    Maximizing Title IV Part A Funds for School Libraries in a Post-ESSER World

    John Chrastka, January 24, 2024 | Funding, News

    Technology and learning resources are critical to enhancing student achievement in today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape. However, many school libraries need to take advantage of a valuable funding resource that could help them achieve their goals. Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants […]

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    Complex Perceptions of School Libraries and Librarians

    John Chrastka, January 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Censorship

    The EveryLibrary Institute NFP and Book Riot conducted a series of surveys in late 2023 to investigate parents’ perceptions of school libraries and school librarians in the United States. The surveys were comprehensive, covering a wide range of topics such as the importance of school librarians, access to books, parental involvement in education and reading, […]

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    An Injunction in Iowa as Missouri and Texas Lawsuits Continue

    John Chrastka, December 30, 2023 | News

    Senate File 496 (SF 496) is an Iowa law that restricts schools from teaching about LGBTQ-related topics and requires districts to ban books depicting sex acts. Since its enactment in July 2023, school districts in Iowa have broadly interpreted this law, leading to the removal of a wide range of books from school libraries. The […]

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    Parents’ Perceptions of School Libraries Survey Report Released

    John Chrastka, December 20, 2023 | News

    EveryLibrary Institute and Book Riot fielded the “Parents’ Perception of School Libraries and Librarians” survey in December 2023 to get a new understanding of how parents and guardians think and feel about our role in education. We asked 616 parents and guardians and aimed to understand their perceptions on various topics related to school libraries: […]

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    Anticipating Collection Budgets about the Science of Reading

    John Chrastka, December 7, 2023 | News

    The “science of reading” is a new pedagogy for supporting reading and an emerging buzzword in education circles. Whether you advocate for its particular approach to literacy or not, school librarians need to be aware that changes to school district and state-level Department of Education policies regarding the science of reading will affect your budget […]

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    Prioritizing State-Level Coordinators for School Library Programs

    John Chrastka, October 11, 2023 | Advocacy

    What would the school library landscape look like if every state Department of Education prioritized a full-time staff role to champion the needs of school librarians and school library programs?   According to our colleagues from the SLIDE project, only 13 states have full-time coordinators who support school librarians employed by their state departments of […]

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    Making the Case for School Libraries. Are You up to Date on the Research?

    John Chrastka, September 20, 2023 | Advocacy, Funding

    Schools that have high-quality library programs and library staff benefit the entire student body. Student achievement improves when care and consideration is put into a library’s collection, staffing, and funding. A 2012 longitudinal literacy study completed by Dr. Stephen Krashen, an international linguistics scholar, and his colleagues Christy Lao, Sy-ying Lee, and Jeff McQuillan, looked […]

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    Pre-Session Legislative Advocacy

    John Chrastka, September 12, 2023 | Advocacy, Censorship, Legislation

    In light of the 2023 legislative session, state school library associations should consider reframing their legislative strategies and shift focus to the pre-session or intersession period as a way to engage electeds outside of the intensity of the regular session. Education policy and funding are largely set at the state level. State school library associations […]

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    Who Writes the Rules in Your State?

    John Chrastka, September 5, 2023 | Advocacy, Legislation

    Post-legislative advocacy is an essential component of the education policy process, particularly when it comes to rulemaking in states. Your state school library association should anticipate involvement in implementation and rules-making as a core component of post-legislative advocacy. Being involved in rulemaking can help to mitigate the impact of a bad bill on the profession, […]

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