Newbery, Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Awards Announced This Week

Click here for the list of award winners: http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/american-library-association-announces-2012-youth-media-award-winners

Another Perspective on Michelle Rhee's Accomplishments in the Washington D.C. Schools

Many people have heard of Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington D.C. schools. She has been credited with remarkable accomplishments while chancellor. Diane Ravitch, the author of the linked article, offers another point of view about Rhee's achievements. Here's the link:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/03/29/michelle-rhees-cheating-scandal-diane-ravitch-blasts-education-reform-star.html

Picture Books Organized by Grade Level in the EMC

This message is for those of you who are attending the reading class during January interim. Several students have come into the EMC looking for books for children they are tutoring. To help you identify books by grade level, there are two binders which organize EMC-owned picture books by grade level. The binders are on the EMC reference desk. If you have any questions, please contact me at katz@uwosh.edu.

Stephen