Librarians want recognition in No Child Left Behind

  At a time when many educators are trying to break free of No Child Left Behind, bemoaning high-stakes testing and arbitrary standards, school librarians are supporting language to write themselves into the landmark federal law as it faces renewal. Recognition in the “highly qualified” category required of classroom teachers, the librarians say, would help provide funds for their training and recruiting. The revisions sought by the American Library Association would also ensure that by 2010 a certified librarian, or media specialist, would work in every school—including the 40 percent nationwide currently without one. Read the article at Medill Reports Washington.