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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue'>AASL
Board members and others met with Arne Duncan, the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education, during the ALA Conference to discuss school library
concerns. The upshot? Librarians need to get the word out more
about success stories. Duncan also suggested that folks should lobby for
the jobs bill. See below for more details or read the blog entry at <a
href="http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/">http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>School Library
Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <b>On Behalf Of </b>AASLblog<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 28, 2010 1:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <b>Subject:</b> View the Latest Posts to AASLBlog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Meets with AASL Leaders</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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margin-left:0in;line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:
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<p class=wp-caption-text style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:
8.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Julie
Walker, AASL Executive Director, U.S. DOE Secretary, Arne Duncan, and AASL
President, Cassandra Barnett discuss current concerns in school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>U. S. Department of Education
Secretary, Arne Duncan, met with the AASL Board of Directors, newly elected
board members, and elected leaders from state school library organizations
affiliated with AASL at the ALA Conference in Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>AASL President Cassandra Barnett
opened the informal session with a statement which emphasizes how school
libraries and school librarians have taken the lead in the implementation of
the five key priorities set out in <em><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>A
Blue Print for Reform</span></em>:<em><span style='font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>
The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>Secretary Duncan responded to
President Barnett’s comments with praise for what libraries and librarians
have achieved. He emphasized the need for the school librarians to actively
push Congress for the passage of the jobs bill, “use your loud librarian
voices” for lobbying, he said. If the bill doesn’t pass there will be a
severe level of devastation for education, including library positions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>The Board asked a number of
questions during the half-hour session and one key message from Secretary
Duncan was that librarians have to get out the message of when they have been
successful. He understands that librarians engage students on an individual
basis and open the world to students in ways that are important to the
educational process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='line-height:140%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:140%;
font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black'>However, librarians have to get
out the word of where they are successfu and where they make a difference.
Librarians need to tell how they are changing student lives and demonstrating
integrative educational experiences. The bottom line for educational reform
will be to raise the bar for success and close the gap between those who are
and are not achieving. Secretary Duncan indicated that the pockets of
educational success that he sees around the country are very often tied to
successful library programs that engage students in learning in a meaningful
way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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