Fifty Years of Supporting Children's Learning: A History of Public School Libr... - The Diigo Meta page

• 06 May 07
  

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  • At the national level, there were approximately 129,000 public schools  in 1953–54 and 84,000 in 1999–2000. School consolidation was a major factor in the reduction in the number of public schools (U.S. Department of Education 2002). At the same time, in 1953–54, approximately 27.7 million students attended public schools in the United States. In 1999–2000,  the number of students attending the nation's public schools was about 45.0  million.
  • In 1953–54, 36 percent of all public schools had library media centers,  but these schools contained 59 percent of all public school students. In  1999–2000, 92 percent of all public schools had a school library; these  schools contained 97 percent of all public school students.
  • At the national level, 40 percent of public schools had a librarian in  1953–54. In 1999–2000, 86 percent of public schools had a librarian.
  • Nationally, for all public school students there were 3 school library  books per pupil in 1953–54 and 17 books per pupil in 1999–2000.

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