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SETDA Provides Tips on Equity of Access for Students Outside of School

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Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access. Reliable out-of-school access levels the playing field for all.

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The SLIDE Study: A chat with Deb Kachel (Part 2)

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And the reason that it is so important to us, is because there is a lot of documentation that is not out there anywhere else. For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. It was never documented.

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SLIDE: data, interactive tools, and an equity wake-up call (Part 1)

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Important new quantitative research documents concerns relating to the future of our profession and implications for those we serve. States, districts and school type very widely in their approach to support for school library programs. We now have the data. The School Librarian Investigation—Decline or Evolution? ,

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What school librarians make (revisited)

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Back in November of 2010, I wrote a response to a superintendent’s proposed elimination of school libraries in New York State. The problem with libraries is that they are anachronisms , sacred cows. Let me start by reframing the words of a former, well-known political advisor, It’s equity, stupid.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

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Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. Out-of-School Access Chart. Teachers are available to even collaborate after hours and comment right then and there on the actual documents,” said Dr. Cory.

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Tenn. district partners with Discovery to transition to digital learning

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Key components of this effort include providing all students and educators access to technology and digital resources; implementing collaborative professional development initiatives for faculty and staff; improving equity of access for teaching and learning; and developing equitable funding and implementation plans.