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Behind the Data: Uncovering New Truths in School Librarian Employment

ED Surge

Together, they applied for a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. We also did a special report about the impact of COVID-19 on school libraries and employment. We hoped to answer whether there is a full decline or an evolution of library positions.

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OPINION: 3 ways that colleges can support underrepresented students after the Harvard case

The Hechinger Report

Trial arguments closed last month in the Harvard University discrimination case brought in 2014 by Students for Fair Admissions claiming that Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in the admissions process. The ruling in the case in federal district court is likely to favor Harvard.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

It gets people’s attention anytime you say, ‘Free,’ ” said Jimmy Kidd, the director of admissions, who spoke between in-person student orientation sessions in the library of the school’s downtown Louisville campus in late June. If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue.

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A hidden, public internet asset that could get more kids online for learning

The Hechinger Report

Zach Leverenz speaking to students at New York City middle school MS 258 during the New York launch of EveryoneOn, in June 2014. Meanwhile, millions of American students trek to public libraries and fast-food restaurants to get online after school, or they go without — a problem known as the “homework gap.”. Photo: Clay Williams.

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In Memoriam: Sharon James

Society for Classical Studies

Her 2006 Roman comedy class, for instance, filled the Classics library with uproarious laughter, enough to convince comedy-skeptical colleagues to reconsider the genre’s merit. Professor James’ graduate and undergraduate courses on Roman comedy and Roman elegy were the stuff of legend in the department.