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
