“It’s fundamental that no government entity can engage in viewpoint discrimination. That’s a basic constitutional guardrail. And those guardrails apply to governments...including school boards." @OIF Director Deborah Caldwell-Stone https://t.co/OmvwXBafhy
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In this installment of Lone Star Lasso: A Round Up of Books from the #LoneStarList, we’re featuring the 2023 pick IVELIZ EXPLAINS IT ALL by Andrea Beatriz Arango. Iveliz is ready to take on 7th gr by making a new friend and by helping her abuela adjust to leaving Puerto Rico.
Superintendent Fred Heid has received the Administrator Advocacy Award from the Florida Association for Media in Education! He was nominated for the honor by PCPS media specialists, based on his support of school library programs and access for students. https://t.co/eRQltph2BW📚
Enjoy 2023 Tayshas pick LONG STORY SHORT by @serenakaylor 16-year-old Beatrice wants to go to Oxford, but her parents say she is not ready. To prove she can make friends and be successful, she must survive summer camp where she learns that she may be more normal than she thought
In this installment of Lone Star Lasso: A Round Up of Books from the #LoneStarList, we’re featuring the 2023 pick A FORGERY OF ROSES by @jessicaolson123 Myra is an artist whose portraits alter people’s real-life bodies, a skill she must hide to keep her sister safe.
If we expand our understanding of what it means to be literate in the 21st century, we should also provide new ways of teaching and assessing student mastery of literary form and engagement with subject content? ~Dr. James Brown “The Transliterate Student"
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Children's Book Week is here! November 6th to the 12th. Check out @CBCBook and @EveryChildRead at https://t.co/oM5uIkt2JE for more info, and great resources for your school library! #TxASL@TXLA
TY @amlibraries for your feature on @sassy_librarian and her courage in the face of attacks from censors. Be inspired and tune in to hear her share her story in this conversation. https://t.co/dgXwHLMtFn
TEXAS: After state Republicans forcibly took over Houston Independent School District (largest in Texas) - now they will be eliminating librarians at 28 schools and converting libraries into ‘discipline Centers’ for kids with behavioral issues. 🤔 📚 https://t.co/1l8VKY0W2b
Día de los muertos is a time to remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones. Honor this celebration by sharing books and resources in your school library! #TxASL#DiaDeLosMuertos
The November/December issue of of @amlibraries is live—with features on improving access for incarcerated people, the challenges of solo librarianship, and Newsmaker Tracy K. Smith. Read the full issue at https://t.co/SUyMUpzmeM or by article at https://t.co/FfxwztoVx2.