American Library Association secure federal funds for reading program Sheketoff Late last year, when President Barack Obama signed into law the reauthorization of what had been the No Child Left Behind Act, few groups were as ecstatic as the American Library Association. Tucked away in the legislation—now rebranded the Every Student Succeeds Act—was a provision authorizing federal grants to help low-income schools promote literacy. The money can be used to purchase resources for school libraries and to pay for professional development of librarians. The measure came about—in no small part—because of a decade of lobbying by ALA, led Emily Sheketoff, executive director of… Read More