NJLA Launches Campaign to Call for Highly Effective School Library Programs

The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) has launched a campaign Unlock Student Potential bolstered by a groundbreaking study and statement, calling on New Jersey to support highly effective school library programs.

ProQuest Releases Results of Its 2016 Information Literacy Survey

A recent ProQuest survey of over 200 librarians from university, community college, high school and public libraries reveals widespread concerns regarding information literacy.

CHILDREN OF FOREIGN-BORN PARENTS More Likely to Be College-educated Than Their Parents, Census Bureau Reports

Native-born children of a foreign-born parent, also known as the second-generation, were more likely to be college-educated and have higher incomes than their parents’ generation, according to a first-ever report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Additionally, this second-generation group surpasses education and income levels of the generations that follow them.

NASA REVEALING JUPITER’S SECRETS Swirling Storms, Dusty Rings, Glowing Polar Lights

MORE HEROES & LEGENDS RECOGNIZING NASA’S HISPANIC ASTRONAUTS

NASA Memorializes Its Past Greatness While Forging A New Space Frontier

NASA REMEMBERS AMERICAN LEGEND JOHN GLENN

Throughout 2016, Americans were consumed with the “soap opera” that was the presidential election. The intensity and drama of the contest crowded out most other news of the day – particularly in the area of science and technology, a major emphasis in higher education for the 21st century, as well as a field replete with Hispanic success stories.