Paul Waldman: Republicans Are Vilifying America’s Schools. When Will Democrats Fight Back?
Paul Waldman is an opinion columnist for The Washington Post. In this article, he criticizes Democrats for failing to stand up to Republican slanders and...
Category : Libraries
Texas: Public Libraries Become Targets for Conservative Critics
Thanks to reader Kathyirwin1 for bringing this article to my attention. Egged on by Governor Gregg Abbott and legislator Matt Krause (who circulated a list...
Nancy Bailey: There Can Be No “Science of Reading” When Libraries and Librarians Are Disappearing
In the past few months, there have been a number of articles about “the science of reading,” all touting the importance of phonics. I don’t...
Los Angeles: One of the Richest Cities in World Can’t Afford Elementary School Libraries
Here we go again, tumbling down the shaft and into a bizarro world in which school libraries lock out students who need them most. L.A....
Philadelphia DISGRACE: 7 School Librarians in Entire District!
The people of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania should be ashamed: the entire school district has seven school librarians, maybe fewer. The charter lobby, like vultures, has...
Nancy Bailey: Don’t Turn Libraries into MakerSpaces for Technology
Nancy Bailey reminds us of the importance of libraries. And she warns us of a dangerous trend to turn them into “makerspaces,” where children can...
Beware: A For-Profit Corporation is Gobbling Up Public Libraries!
The privatization movement, ever on the lookout for profit opportunities, is moving fast into the takeover of public libraries. Since a for-profit corporation must pay...
Nancy Bailey: Good Schools Have Libraries and Librarians; Poor Schools Do Not
Nancy Bailey writes here that one of the sources of reading failure is the disappearance of libraries and librarians. Ironically, I just learned that...
We Lost a Dear Friend of Public Libraries and Public Schools: Joan Kramer of Los Angeles
Joan Kramer, a hero of public libraries, public education, and the common good, died a few days ago. Joan was a hero to all who...
Cathy Sutton: Students Need Librarians!
Earlier I posted about the dramatic decline in the number of librarians in the Philadelphia public schools: only 8 librarians in 220 schools! This...