School Library Jounral RSS School Library Journal en_us Fri, 17 May 2013 17:29:19 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls Remember how last year’s spending survey was such a downer? Well, according to the results of our 2010–2011 survey, the picture remains bleak. School librarians, especially those out West, are still struggling to get by on bare-bones budgets. Media spe... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/893538-351/brace_yourself_sljs_school_library.html.csp Mark Tuchman Surveys 869067@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:22:02 In this Article About the study Thank goodness we’re a resourceful bunch. How else could media specialists have survived this protracted recession, where our colleagues continue to get pink slips, budgets keep getting slashed, and we constantly ha... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/889109-351/sljs_spending_survey_as_the.html.csp Mark Tuchman Surveys 721594@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 Rick Riordan loves flavoring his mythological-based tales of Ancient Greece and Egypt with a heavy dose of educational spice, sending his young readers racing for forgotten tomes in their libraries. We catch up with the adored author and former English te... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/885597-351/rick_riordan_on_his_latest.html.csp Debra Whelan Surveys 613278@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:15:25 Who knows? Maybe one of the recent winners of the United States Department of Education's (DOE) student video contest, 'I Am What I Learn.'; will turn out to be the next Steven Spielberg. Students ages 13 and up were challenged to create a two-minute vide... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/883838-351/amplsquoi_am_what_i_learnapos.html.csp Dodie Ownes Surveys 561281@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:14:05 I've got just the thing to help you forget about your taxes on April 15. Sign up now for the 'Librarians as Leaders of 21st Century Learning: Lessons Learned'; webcast, brought to you by 2009 SLJ Leadership Summit sponsors Capstone Publishers, Gale Cengag... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/884881-351/greetings.html.csp Dodie Ownes Surveys 584413@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Terri Clark, teen patron services specialist at the Smoky Hill Library, part of the Arapahoe Library District in Colorado, and her Teen Advisory Board (TAB) have created their second annual book trailer. 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Even Omar Wasow, cofounder ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/863922-351/hs_senior_explains_why_she.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan Surveys 451818@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/863858-351/new_york_city_rolls_out.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan Surveys 451499@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Amy Strunk, the librarian at Washington Elementary School in Allentown, PA, was recently forced to give up her media center to make way for a second-grade class. Pam Kopishke, the librarian at nearby Ritter Elementary, also had her library turned into a f... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/863841-351/allentown_pa_schools_forced_to.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan Surveys 451414@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Firedestroyed the Kaskel Library at Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY, early Saturday. Lost were 27,000 volumes from the existing two-floor library; 2,000 brand new volumes intended for a new lower school library; and computer and photography labs. But offi... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/863530-351/fire_destroys_tarrytown_ny_prep.html.csp Joan Oleck Surveys 449858@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Imagine NASA functioning as your classroom. That's just part of what the federal space agency's Explorer School program will offer to 50 schools over three years, as NASA helps to support science, technology, and mathematics educationin underserved commun... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/articles/surveys/863440-351/launch_your_students_into_space.html.csp Lauren Barack Surveys 449408@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) wants educators to speak up about changes they'd want in the way technology is used in schools. 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Although many people like to believe that American kids are doing well in school, more than half of white and Asian children can't read at grade level by fourth grade. 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