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No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind from ALA's Washington Officeexternal link icon
ALA's Washington Office provides answers to questions about No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and offers talking point and current updates on legislation regarding NCLB.

ALA Resolution on School Libraries and the No Child Left Behind Act PDF icon
Adopted by ALA Council in January 2005. As stated in the resolution, "the Council of the American Library Association communicates through a letter from the ALA President to the United States Congress, all members of the congressional committees related to education, President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, and incoming Secretary of the Department of Education, the important relationship between quality school library media programs and student achievement; and that the Council of the American Library Association directs the Committee on Legislation to work with the Washington Office to lobby for inclusion of school library standards of quality and expanded equitable funding in the revised No Child Left Behind legislation."

Your School Library Media Program and No Child Left Behind Brochure PDF icon
This brochure was developed by AASL to help building leaders recognize the school library media specialist’s important role in helping schools meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.

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AASL's wiki offers resources for school library media specialists.

AASL Toolkits

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The key to successful advocacy for your school library media program.

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