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We made it into ESEA

Posted by: Jessica McGilvray November 30, 2015 in Legislation, Library Advocacy, School Libraries

As we discussed in a post on November 19th, the final language of the Every Student Succeeds Act negotiated by a House and Senate Conference Committee has just been released. This bill reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and I am happy to report that the members of the Committee recognized the importance of an effective school library program to a child’s education and reflected that in their Conference Report! As expected, now that we have the completed Report things will move quickly. The House is currently scheduled to vote on the bill later this week and the Senate will follow soon after.

While we made it into the Conference Report, our job is not yet finished. Speaker Ryan has said that unless he feels sure of passage, he will not bring the Conference Report to a vote. It is essential that you take a moment to let your Representative know that you support holding a vote on the Conference Report and want that vote to be Yes!

Head over to ALA’s Action Center for all of the necessary information to make your voice heard now!

An overview of the library provisions found in the Every Student Succeeds Act can be found here.

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American Libraries post - Nov 30: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/school-libraries-every-student-succeeds-act/

Leslie Preddy, American Association of School Librarians, President http://www.ala.org/aasl/

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