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Librarians and Students Urge State Adoption of National School Library Standards
Summary
Students, school librarians and library associations testified that adopting AASL standards (H.4207/S.428) would improve information literacy and equity; committee members asked how standards intersect with funding and staffing shortfalls.
BOSTON — Dozens of students, school librarians and library advocates told the Joint Committee on Education that adopting national school‑library standards would help students learn information literacy, digital citizenship and research skills while narrowing equity gaps across districts.
Student testimony opened the library portion of the hearing. Misael Perez, a senior at Family High School, said access to a school library and diverse titles transformed his relationship with reading and…
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