WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:
Ensure that every child in America has access to an effective school library program.
Every child in America deserves access to an effective school library program. We ask that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provide dedicated funding to help support effective school library programs. Such action will ensure more students have access to the resources and tools that constitute a 21st century learning environment. Reductions in school library programs are creating an ‘access gap’ between schools in wealthier communities versus those where there are high levels of poverty. All students should have an equal opportunity to acquire the skills necessary to learn, to participate, and to compete in today’s world.
The librarians need 5,083 5,074 5,073* more signatures on this petition…
via http://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/
* The first number was how many more signatures were needed when I first went to the website. Between then and when I went back after verifying my account via email, 9 more people had signed. Then I did.
5,055.
Posted by: k | 28 January 2012 at 03:00 PM
Done.
Posted by: Mary Lou | 28 January 2012 at 08:15 PM
4,621 and facebooked.
Posted by: bullwinkle | 29 January 2012 at 09:12 AM
I am a little unnerved that one must create a whitehouse.gov account before signing....
Posted by: Lisa | 30 January 2012 at 05:57 AM
Now at 37975.
Posted by: soxanne | 30 January 2012 at 08:14 AM
Indeed.
Posted by: Jocelyn | 30 January 2012 at 12:24 PM
Why will it not let me sign? Argh. So many passwords.
Posted by: Carrie#K | 30 January 2012 at 06:11 PM
Success at last!
Posted by: Carrie#K | 30 January 2012 at 06:48 PM