LISNews: Librarian News

The Gazette Reports from Montreal on Quebec schools will be the front lines of a labour dispute between teachers and the provincial government. Among the teachers' demands is more support for students with a variety of needs - learning disabilities, behavioural problems. Gazette education reporter Allison Lampert describes two groups of students who got extra help - and what it cost.Literacy is key to academic success in all subjects; indeed, some studies cited by Quebec's Education Department say girls do better at school than boys because they are more assiduous readers. This fall, the department is launching a literacy campaign that will invest $60 million over three years to improve school libraries.