Creating 21st-Century Learners: A Report on Pennsylvania’s Public School Libraries

Resource Type: Analysis & Research
Focus Area: Ensuring Equal Access, Fighting for Fair School Funding

According to the research findings, students who have access to a quality school library program have an academic advantage over students who did not have such access. This 2012 report, produced by the Education Law Center and the Pennsylvania Association of School Librarians, shows these academic differences are not explained away by the socio-economic, racial/ethnic, or disability status of the students. In fact, the research shows that all students with access to a full-time, certified librarians have higher PSSA Reading and Writing scores than students without that access.

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