On Tuesday, January 8th the New Haven News published in part, "Students in the New Haven Unified School District will have only to visit their school’s library to start seeing the benefits of the District’s successful pursuit of a $29.4 million Race to the Top-District grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
Among the many reductions forced upon the District by continuing state budget cuts, staffing was reduced or eliminated at the start of the school year in libraries and media centers at all New Haven schools. While some schools were able to provide various levels of service by using site funds, or because they were the beneficiaries of donations, all schools now will have services restored, as the District receives the initial influx of RTTT-D funds due during the next four-and-a-half years."
When will library services be restored, or what will library services look like with the push to digital media and the common core, has yet to be told. I look forward to the exciting changes the RTTT grant will provide us to move to 21st Century teaching and learning.
