Using the search engine Google.com, I found a wonderful website titled Library Beat. This website showcases articles, video clips, and podcasts related to the world of school librarianship.
In the podcast, "Longshots #87 - Keith Curry Lance," Sarah Long interviews Keith Curry Lance on his research findings regarding the correlation of strong school libraries and higher test scores. This podcast can be found in the following URL: http://www.librarybeat.org/longshots/play/87
Lance explains how school libraries with longer hours, more staff, bigger collections, and more computers and funding receive higher scores on standardized tests. Interestingly, Lance also reported if school principals and teachers merely perceive having a good relationship with their school librarian, the school obtains higher test scores. This was explained because librarians, in these schools, were thought of as collaborators in the "design and delivery" of instruction. Here, librarians' role were considered as "fellow teachers," "curriculum designers," and "leaders."
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