"Librarian Positions Cut In Schools Across The Country"
As school districts work to accommodate budget shortfalls, teachers aren’t the only education professionals to be let go or reshuffled. Librarians, said Nancy Everhart, president of the American Association of School Librarians, along with arts teachers and music program directors, are more vulnerable.
The article includes reports about cuts in:
- Janesville, WI
- Wichita, KS
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, NC
- Los Angeles, CA
- Pasco County, FL
Plus news about possible job cuts in Arizona, Colorado, Philadelphia and Oregon.
Hat Tip and Thanks: AASL
Filed under: News, Reports, School Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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