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crln-23372	Ford, Barbara J.	Conference Circuit: Joining forces to promote education and libraries	1996	2	.pdf	application/pdf	1278	39	39	CEF provides information and assistance to members o f Congress and the administration on education funding issues and holds numerous briefing and policy meetings with congressional staff and administration of­ ficials during the year. ­ Jennings articulately outlined actions that must be taken to deal with these public atti­ ­ tudes: • the news media must paint a more bal­ anced picture of public education; • teachers and other educators must ex­ plain what they’re doing and engage the pub­ ­ lic in conversations about it; • civility must be returned to our discourse and the unsubstantiated claims o f some far right ­ groups must be rebutted even as their legiti­ mate concerns are addressed; Barbara J. Ford is director of libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University and current president of ALA; e-mail: bjford@gems.vcu.edu mailto:bjford@gems.vcu.edu November 1996/657 • there must be agreement as a nation what is wanted from the schools and then people must dedicate themselves to attaining those objectives.	cache/crln-23372.pdf	txt/crln-23372.txt