Library Funding Ups Student Scores

upi.com:

U.S. researchers say a study of 22 U.S. states and a Canadian province shows when funding support for school libraries rises, reading and testing scores go up.

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Comments

[LoftyDreamer]

11:14 AM on 05/17/2011

Then why did the Dept. of Education cut all funding for school libraries, yet continue to push useless and unproven testing? The testing companies benefit and the students lose a valuable tool (libraries) to help them succeed in life.

[maxfax]

09:09 AM on 05/11/2011

Do students use the public libraries any longer? 

[GraceNotes]

09:24 AM on 05/11/2011

Yesterday, while on the reference desk, a group of students came to the library to do some local history research for a documentary they are doing in conjunction with the local historical society. Obviously, our library was the best location for this type of research. They had already done lots of internet searching, but knew that much of the source material was not online. I also sent them to the college library, which has federal government documents.

[maxfax]

12:17 PM on 05/14/2011

Internet searching cannot compare to a library and it's voluminous invaluable resources.  Libraries rock!

[cew314]

02:55 PM on 05/10/2011

Like this is NEW news? The first study was published in the early 90s. Check out http://www.lrs.org/impact.php