What do C.W. Harris, Amidon-Bowen, Ross, Hyde-Addison, Garrison, Francis-Stevens, Garfield and Hearst elementary schools have in common? The librarians at those institutions could be eliminated next year, according to a proposal being pushed by Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Chancellor Kaya Henderson as part of the DC Public Schools fiscal 2013 budget.
The proposal would eliminate librarians at schools with student populations of 299 or fewer. Larger facilities would retain their librarians. But, they would be included under “flexible funding,” allowing principals to make the final decision about whether to keep or cut them.
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