National Adult Literacy Database

Deadline: November 8, 2010 The Centre for Literacy is a pan-Canadian centre of expertise that supports best practices and informed policy development in the fields of literacy and essential skills. They are looking for a permanent Project Officer reporting to the Executive Director (ED).

Media Awareness Network (MNet) today released e-Parenting Tutorial: Keeping up with your kids' online activities, an online resource to help parents better understand and become actively involved in their children's online lives.

The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Jackson Lafferty, tabled the Northwest Territories Aboriginal Languages Plan – A Shared Responsibility document earlier today in the Legislative Assembly.

Committee will advise government on ways to strengthen the sector and build stronger communities Edmonton - Twelve community leaders from across the province have been brought together to form the new Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Citizens’ Advisory Committee to provide advice to the Alberta government on issues facing the nonprofit/voluntary sector.

Schools could boost students’ performance by simply changing the font used in teaching materials.

The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is deeply concerned about a new paper published by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) on promoting more university differentiation. The paper, titled The Benefits of Greater Differentiation of Ontario's University Sector, seeks to outline a model for encouraging a broader variety of missions among the province's universities.

"I am very interested in different narrative threads and this idea that nothing ever completely finishes or ends and all things continue," Robin Brass says.

While several of Ontario's 20 universities are internationally ranked, pressures on the postsecondary system are palpable. Increased enrollment is jeopardizing the range and quality of programs while a changing labour market demands postsecondary credentials.

Undergraduate students are generally supportive of the government taking a more active role in transforming Ontario's universities to better balance the system-wide demands for a high-quality and accessible learning environment with the capacity to undertake research.

This Halloween, ABC Life Literacy Canada reminds families to practice literacy skills with some fun literacy tips, tricks and treats.

The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), today announced he will address the first Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE) on October 22, 2010, in Calgary.

Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children’s publishing, education and media company, is bringing some of the nation’s most respected education experts to the offices, classrooms and homes of teachers and school leaders this year.

Edmonton... New programs that teach positive lifestyle choices and build resistance to high-risk behaviours are being delivered to children and youth at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Maskwacis Cree Communities. The programs are supported by $3.96 million in Safe Communities grant funding from the Alberta government over 3 years.

At a special event held today at the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg, the Manitoba government celebrated Women's History Month by recognizing the accomplishments of Aboriginal women in Manitoba.

Literacy Alberta is a provincial coalition and a nonprofit organization that works toward increasing the literacy levels in the province.