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Add research and resources here related to urban school librarianship. Please add the name of the contributor in parenthesis after each item. Add new categories, as necessary. If you recommend that a resource here also be an Essential Link, put it in both places.

__Articles__
 * Scholars Identify 5 Keys to Urban School Success (Julie Walker)
 * [|The Impact of New York's School Libraries on Student Achievement and Motivation] (Barbara Stripling)
 * Hughes-Hassell, S., & Cox, E. (2008). Urban Teenagers, Leisure Reading, and the Library Media Program. //School Library Media Activities Monthly//, 25(1), 56-58. Retrieved from Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts database. (Jeff DiScala)
 * Resnick, R., & Dalton, A. (2009). The San Francisco miracle: how an urban school district went from 20 to 70 teacher-librarians. //Teacher Librarian//, 36(5), 48-50. Retrieved from Library Lit & Inf Full Text database. (Jeff DiScala)
 * Johnson, Doug. Dangers and Opportunities: Challenges for Libraries in the Digital Age Provides some thoughts about how any library can stay relevant in 21st century environment and features implications that urban libraries must consider. (Jeremy Dunn)
 * Loertscher, David. Curriculum, the library/learning, commons, and teacher-librarians: myths and realities in the second decade. Teacher Librarian 37.3 (Feb 2010): p8(6). Retrieved from Gale Professional Collection. (Jeremy Dunn)

__Books__
 * [|Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic, and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap] by Richard Rothstein (Jeff DiScala)
 * [|Inequality at the Starting Gate] by Valerie E. Lee and David T. Burkam (Jeff DiScala)
 * [|Test Driven: High-Stakes Accountability in Elementary Schools] by Linda Valli et al. (Jeff DiScala)
 * [|Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life] by Annette Lareau (Jeff DiScala)
 * Mouza, C. (2005). Facilitating use of technology in urban classrooms. In C. Vrasidas & G.V. Glass (eds.), //Preparing teachers to teach with technology// (pp. 133-150). Greenwich, CT: Information Age. (Jeff DiScala) (Book Chapter)

__Policies/Position Statements__
 * AASL School Library Supervisor Position Statement (Lisa Perez)
 * •AASL Comments on the draft Common Core K-12 Standards (Jeremy Dunn)

__Proposals__ (Lisa Perez via Ann Weeks)

__Reports__
 * The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age (Lisa Perez) - How can urban school libraries lead the way in supporting future learning methods?
 * Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools (Julie Walker)
 * The MILE Guide: Milestones for Improving Learning & Education, Partnership for 21st Century Skills (Lisa Perez) - How can urban school libraries lead the way in promoting the development of 21st century skills?
 * Bundy, M. L., Wasserman, P., & O'Connell, J. (1970). //The school library supervisor and her situation. Final report// (No. ED054798). College Park, MD: University of Maryland, College Park, School of Library and Information Services. Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Research. (Jeff DiScala)

__Web Resources__
 * GreatLibs Wiki (Lisa Perez via Ann Weeks)

__Whitepapers__
 * Technology in Schools: What the Research Says, A 2009 Update (Lisa Perez) - How can urban school librarians be technology leaders in utilizing appropriate educational technologies?