Digitally Inclined - A study by PBS of teacher's increasing use of digital media in the classroom. This was conducted in 2009.
The Nation's Report Card on Reading 2009 - This study released in 2010 shows that 8th grade reading scores have risen, but that 4th skills have remained the same as in 2007.
Basic Reading Skills and the Literacy of the America's Least Literate Adults - This study released in May, 2009 finds that 14 per cent of the US adults age 16 and over have trouble with basic reading and writing. This study "presents new analyses from a nationally representative survey conducted in 2003 by the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)".
Reading on the Rise - A new study by the NEA and reported on Jan. 12, 2009 shows that the amount of adult reading of literature has increased for the first time in 25 years. The greatest increase was in the amount of reading done by young adults (ages 18 - 24 years of age). There was a very marked increase in the amount of reading by Hispanics and African Americans.
Still at Risk: What Students Don't Know Even Now - A Common
Core report by Frederick M. Hess on the pathetically poor knowledge of history and literature of 17 year old students in the US. This study was done in 2008.
The ILMS Study of Libraries, Museums and the Internet - February, 2008. This study finds the amount of use of the Internet is positively correlated with the number of in-person visits to museums and has a positive effect on in-person visits to public
libraries. This study is in pdf format.
The Nation's Report Card: Reading 2007 - This study of 4th and 8th graders shows that gains are being made, but that the gap between minority and white students was not closing. Girls are still reading better than boys.
To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence - The NEA study of American reading which was released in November of 2007. The study finds that Americans are reading less and that reading skills are declining. This study is must reading for librarians.
Libraries Losing Teens - An article in SLJ by Brian Kenney and and Lauren Barak, Jan. 1, 2006 about a survey of teen library use conducted by YALSA and SmartGirl.org.
State and County Estimates of Low Literacy - Determine the per cent of adults with low literacy in an area or compare two states or counties. By the IES Institute of Educational Statistics.
Leaders and Laggards - A state by state report card on educational effectiveness by the U.S.Chamber of Commerce.
The SLJ School Library Spending Survey - by Leslie Farmer and Marilyn Shontz, April 1, 2009. This is a survey of expenditures, salaries, collection size, and technology use.
Second Evaluation of the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program - by the Department of Education, 2009. This is a study of the effect of grant money from the No Child Left Behind program on recipients of these grants. The findings show that the grantees improved their collections and increased the number of hours the library was open to students. There is no clear effect on student achievement. This report is in the pdf form.
School Library Media Centers - Selected Results From the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002.This is a study of school library services for 15.000 tenth graders conducted by the National Center for Educational Statistics.
Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning - A History of Public School Libraries and Federal Legislation, 1953 - 2000. This report by Joan S. Michie and Barbara A. Holton contains a great deal of statistical information about school libraries during this period. The report is available as a pdf file.
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