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Dr. Silvia Lloyd: Pandemic Preparedness Guide for School Administrators
Dr. Silvia M. Lloyd began her career as an elementary school librarian in 2001. Within three years, she was promoted to the supervisor of libraries for the Buffalo Public Schools where she also served as the executive officer of the Buffalo School Library Council for the New York State Library. Read Full Interview
Leading with love During Uncertain Times
Dr. Silvia M. Lloyd makes her mission clear in her new book, Pandemic Preparedness Guide for School Administrators: Policies, Practices, and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Read Full Article
Three Crises Biden will Inherit Come January 21st
On November 19, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announced that two vaccines may become available by the end of December 2020. Moderna and Pfizer have completed trials with efficacious rates that are almost as high as the measles vaccine effective rate. Moderna’s vaccine is found to be 94.5 percent efficacious and Pfizer’s is found to be 95 percent efficacious, compare that to the measles 98 percent effective rate and it sounds as if the coronavirus vaccine will be safe. Fauci was careful to use the word efficacious, as opposed to effective, to describe the coronavirus vaccine because it has only been tested in a clinical trial. The word effective describes the ultimate impact on society, which can only be determined when people actually take the vaccine. Therefore, we know the measles vaccine to be effective; however, the coronavirus vaccine is only thought to be efficacious, at this point. A recent Gallup poll revealed that 42 percent of Americans will not take a coronavirus vaccine. Read Full Page
Catalyzing Change in K-12 Ensuring that Black Lives Continue to Matter: Collaborating Across Divides
Dr. Paul Miller; Principal and CEO Green Tech High Charter School, Dr. Gregory Hutchings Superintendent Alexandria City Public Schools, Dr. Ericka Johnson-Allen Executive Director Responsive Education Solutions Marcus Hughes Account Manager Admiral Security Services Dr. Silvia Lloyd CEO S. L. Public Relations, and Dr. Bena Kallick Founder Institute for Habits of Mind. Watch Full Video
Maintaining a Positive Identity for African American Children in Trump’s Urban American Schools
As Americans brace for the new Secretary of Education under the Trump presidency, educators in urban school districts, where the majority of students are African-American, must safeguard young impressionable minds from what they fear could be even worse times ahead. Read Full Article
Silvia Lloyd: Despite technology, librarians still needed
When Laura Bush became America’s first lady in 2001, her contribution to the White House focused heavily on education.
President Lyndon B. Johnson was the first president to address school libraries at the federal level. In his War on Poverty campaign, he implemented the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Read Full Article
