Social media–saving education?

Dramatic statement?  Maybe.   But a must-read article in May’s issue of American Libraries, “Will Social Media Activism Reverse the Fortunes of Besieged Libraries” started me thinking about all the ways social media has made the invisible “visible” and how that visibility saves education in more ways than one. Certainly, social media activism can be credited for preserving library positions and teaching positions.  Prior to the use of social media tools, cuts were local news, but it was hard to get the news out even within […]