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HR 3928-SKILLs Act (Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act). To read an article about this bill, read this article in School Library Journal.
To email Senator Patty Murray:
http://murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactMe To email Senator Maria Cantwell: http://cantwell.senate.gov/contact/
To email Representative Dave Reichert: http://reichert.house.gov/Contact/ZipAuth.htm October 2009 is proclaimed "National Information Literacy Awareness Month"
To email President Obama: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
President Obama's Education Plan includes this guiding principle: Providing a high-quality education for all children is critical to America’s economic future. Our nation’s economic competitiveness and the path to the American Dream depend on providing every child with an education that will enable them to succeed in a global economy that is predicated on knowledge and innovation. President Obama is committed to providing every child access to a complete and competitive education, from cradle through career.and this intent: Reform and Invest in K-12 Education President Obama will reform America’s public schools to deliver a 21st Century education that will prepare all children for success in the new global workplace. He will foster a race to the top in our nation’s schools, by promoting world-class academic standards and a curriculum that fosters critical thinking, problem solving, and the innovative use of knowledge to prepare students for college and career. |
