ALA Washington Office submits testimony to House Education Committee on libraries’ role in improving literacy
Contact: Jenni Terry
Press Officer, ALA Washington Office
For Immediate Release
Washington, D.C. – Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Washington Office, today filed testimony for the official record of the House Committee on Education and Labor’s Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education’s hearing, “Improving Literacy Skills of Children and Young Adults.”
The [...]
Sec. Duncan says school administrators should protect funding for libraries
The US Chamber of Commerce hosted the Institute of Competitive Workforce’s Education and Workforce Summit 2009 today. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave the Opening Address and talked about the needs of our education system and why Race to the Top will be so important. Race to the Top Fund is a competitive one-time [...]
House re-introduces SKILLs Act emphasizing role of school librarians
The Strengthening Kids’ Interest in Learning and Libraries Act, or the SKILLs Act, was re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week with support from both sides of the aisle. This legislation is intended to ensure that all students will have the support and resources they need for a quality education by establishing a [...]
ALA calls on Dept. of Education to highlight school librarians as states prepare to ‘Race to the Top’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jenni Terry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) recently filed comments to the Department of Education regarding the Race to the Top Fund, a competitive one-time grant program funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that aims to encourage and reward states that are leading education innovation and [...]
Library associations ask judge to assert vigorous oversight of proposed Google Book Search Settlement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2009
CONTACTS:
Jenni Terry, press officer, ALA Washington Office; (202) 628-8410; jterry@alawash.org
Prudence S. Adler, associate executive director, ARL; (202) 296-2296; prue@arl.org
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) today filed comments with the U.S. District Court for the [...]
Bad Behavior has blocked 337 access attempts in the last 7 days.
email
rss
twitter
Updates on library-related legislation and direct contact with your legislative representatives. 