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School librarian cuts becoming statewide epidemic
 
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Bambi
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 Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 02:34 pm
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adutton1 wrote: The Mesa Public School District unveiled a plan last Thursday to eliminate all school librarians over a three-year period as a cost-savings measure. That's 87 schools.

Other school districts have proposed or already made librarian cuts this spring.
  • Mesa Unified
  • Tempe Elementary
  • Fountain Hills Unified
  • Paradise Valley Unified
  • Tucson Unified
  • Tempe Union High School
  • Humboldt Unified
  • Creighton Elementary
Parents don't want their children riding an apple cart down the information superhighway. Today's teacher-librarians help students to develop information literacy skills, vital to succeeding in this 21st century world.

Teacher-librarians teach the love of reading and the value of literacy in children's lives.

Can a clerk with a high school education perform these same educational tasks?

Go to http://www.fundourfuturearizona.org to sign the online petition "World-Class Education for Arizona: Support School Libraries & Information Technology".



For more information email ann@fundourfuturearizona.org
Education should be the last thing we cut.  Thank you for posting this information.  I support all Librarians.
gk
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 Posted: Sat Apr 26th, 2008 05:44 am
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The city of Phoenix did this same thing over 15 years ago to save money
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 Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 12:19 am
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The Mesa Public School District unveiled a plan last Thursday to eliminate all school librarians over a three-year period as a cost-savings measure. That's 87 schools.

Other school districts have proposed or already made librarian cuts this spring.
  • Mesa Unified
  • Tempe Elementary
  • Fountain Hills Unified
  • Paradise Valley Unified
  • Tucson Unified
  • Tempe Union High School
  • Humboldt Unified
  • Creighton Elementary

Parents don't want their children riding an apple cart down the information superhighway. Today's teacher-librarians help students to develop information literacy skills, vital to succeeding in this 21st century world.

Teacher-librarians teach the love of reading and the value of literacy in children's lives.

Can a clerk with a high school education perform these same educational tasks?

Go to http://www.fundourfuturearizona.org to sign the online petition "World-Class Education for Arizona: Support School Libraries & Information Technology".



For more information email ann@fundourfuturearizona.org

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