School librarians are vanishing from Michigan schools just when they are needed most

Certified librarians can help boost students’ reading and technological skills but aren’t required in Michigan public schools.

密歇根州不到10%的公立學校配有持證學校圖書館員，該州學生與圖書館員之比在全美排第46位，低收入和偏遠地區受影響最重。韋恩州立大學研究者受州政府資助開展全州普查，說明圖書館員在閱讀能力、信息素養和數字公民教育上的作用，並呼吁以數據推動人員與經費配置。