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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

ED Surge

One fear expressed was about how the mostly Black and Latino students at 28 schools would fare under a plan created by new Superintendent Mike Miles that would require school libraries to cease, in essence, functioning as libraries. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools.

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How the local public library helped one school district cope with Covid

The Hechinger Report

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Teaching American History

Teaching American History hosts Multi-Day seminars at no cost to American history and government teachers. The seminar also includes a visit to a local historical site. See a sample itinerary here. Meals, materials, double-occupancy rooms, and historical site visits are covered 100%.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

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Massachusetts Is Investing Big in Early Care and Education. It’s Paying Off.

ED Surge

The Healey administration has ushered in a number of other changes, from expanding universal preschool to signing an executive order for a “whole-of-government approach” to child care, calling on various state offices to collaborate with the business community to improve the field. I feel hopeful.”

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Secrecy Encourages Careful Deliberation

Teaching American History

A Lesson from the Founders for Constitution Day Americans in our day think “transparency” in government essential to its efficient and wholesome operation. Library of Congress. Courtesy of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention did not entirely agree. 5, 1858 Feb.

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OPINION: College in a pandemic is tough enough — without reliable broadband access, it’s nearly impossible

The Hechinger Report

We already knew there was a digital divide, but we avoided fixing the fundamental inequities by counting on students to search out libraries, computer labs and coffee shops, or to complete college work with only a cell phone or shared computer. This current pot of money serves many needs, from K-12 schools to libraries and telemedicine.

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