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I could use your expertise, here, folks.  I started working on this exercise
for a class (thank you, Kathy!) but realized that I was going to need this
for work very soon, as we are entering (Kathy's words) the "Twilight Zone"
of budgeting.  I'll spare the details, but I need to find a way - via some
solid data - that will show that the amount spent on quality educational
materials in a library translates to student achievement.

Should've been simple to run to our statewide assessments, but NOT.
Ironically, I found that the schools that have spent more on their libraries
haven't performed that well in the reading tests.  I'm sure there's some lag
time (i.e., the school doubling the library budget might not show
improvement for many years) and there's all sorts of mitigating
circumstances like % below the poverty level, LMS vs. MA, but screening all
that is very difficult.

Sure, it makes sense that well-supported school libraries make a difference
in student performance, but where's the data?   I hate to rely on
generalities when I'm asking for money and would love to have some help
finding good references.

Thanks in advance for your replies,
Elizabeth Fox, Technology Instructor
Newport High School, Newport, OR
keokuk@casco.net (pm)
Liz.fox@lincoln.k12.or.us (schooldays only)


   

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