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For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. Let’s put her in the library.
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Christine Durso knew she was onto something when she saw how easily her 16-year-old daughter was able to work around a Facebook web filter installed by her school. She basically just created her own browser using Facebook.”. Students are technology are getting smarter. And schools need to stay a step ahead.
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6) (Note: Most of these tasks could authentically be taught in our libraries during the natural course of any inquiry project.). Google and Facebook both announced that they would try to eliminate fake news from appearing in their result lists and newsfeeds by blocking fake news sources from using their ad networks.
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Wheeler supported e-Rate reform and “ net neutrality.” His Facebook post: “All I can say is, Trump was elected two days ago and we already have actual white flour American rolls in the lunchroom instead of the Communist wheat bread that’s been served for the past few years.” Not so much.
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