Please write your legislators

Okay, here is some flavor to add to your letter writing to legislators regarding the Strive for 25 campaign. Recently it was shared that there is $1,00,000 in the budget for school libraries. How does that translate into how much we get for our school. This was researched by Frankie Adkins:

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, in the fall
of 2003, South Carolina had 699,198 in public schools. That would come to about
$1.40 per child, or about 2 books per class if my math is right.

This food for thought as you compose your letters. You could add your own statistics, like your collection age, the average cost of library books (+$20 a book) and what your current budget allows you to purchase. Include science test scores and correlate it to your schools' science collection age. These are all RAW facts that will bolster the case for additional funding.

We really should come together as a group for the sole purpose of addressing this campaign.

South Carolina History Resources

I would love input from elementary and secondary on this topic!

Lucy and I are trying to find the readibility level for the new South Carolina Encyclopedia (Walter Edgar - published last summer). All of Edgar's resources I've used have been hard for 8th graders to understand, but this may be geared towards a younger or more general audience.

Question 1: Does anyone know if this is appropriate for 3rd grade SC History?

Question 2: What other resources have you found that might help 3rd, 8th and high school teachers with South Carolina History?