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Champions for School Libraries and Information Technology
Historic Education Reform Bill signed by Governor Gregoire on 5-19-09! School library materials and teacher librarians are now officially part of WA state’s definition of 'basic education' for prototype schools! Read the bill here pdf These reforms will be phased in over the next decade once the funding is in place. We hope you'll stay with us and support the next act: ensuring funding. Meanwhile... school library programs around the state continue to hemorrhage, cuts have been reported around the state. Click here to see where things stand. |
School Library Journal Celebrates the WA Legislature's Passage of the Education Reform Bill |
3 Moms sat around a kitchen table a year and a half ago, wondering if anything could be done about the fact that school library lights are being turned off, the average date of copyright in Washington school libraries is 1983, and that a two-tiered system of services exists - some children are developing 21st Century information literacy while others are relegated to an antiquated system of check-in and check-out. Our mission is to communicate the message that Washington voters and industry leaders believe information technology and well-funded libraries are fundamental to 21st century education. The Coalition is working for a future where every public school or small district in Washington State is served by a full-time, certified teacher-librarian who manages a fully-funded library and technology resource collection, giving students from across the state the same access to technology, the same chance for literacy, and the same opportunity to receive a world-class education. In just four months, this grassroots effort secured $4 million dollars for emergency bridge funding in a supplemental budget year. Citizen engagement also led to the inclusion of progressive recommendations pertaining to teacher librarians in the Basic Education Finance Joint Task Force’s recommendations. Thank you for growing a voice so strong that the unlikely became possible once again. We are grateful to the grassroots movement for having the tenacity to keep on speaking up! Lisa, Susan and Denette |