American Libraries reports that the United States Department of Education crossed off its funding for school libraries! Reportedly, the funding for school libraries and literacy initiatives was eliminated to fund new programs in math, science, engineering, and technology. Apparently it isn’t necessary to know how to read, evaluate information, or do research to succeed in math and science.

There’s so much depressing and ironic news about government eliminating libraries and librarians while complaining that kids are failing to read at a basic level, that maybe I should start tagging these stories as “Every Child Left Behind.”