National Adult Literacy Database

(Yellowknife, June 29, 2010) – The Government of the NWT should be addressing both labour market demand and supply if the territory is going to be economically competitive. This was the message this morning from Scott Murray, an international expert on youth and adult literacy.

THUNDER BAY, ON, June 28 /CNW/ - Today, over 100 youth counselors were welcomed by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief, Stan Beardy, as they begin orientation for the Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Summer Reading Camp program. The camps, managed by Frontier College, will run this summer in an effort to help improve literacy skills among youth in NAN communities.

To mark the occasion of the first World Cup to take place in Africa, as well as the priority that Africa represents for UNESCO, below is a selection of research, activities and projects carried out in Africa by the Organization’s Education Sector with a view of meeting the Education for All Goals as well as the Millennium Development Goals.

Stay a while and take a look around! All the information you need to know about our grassroots, non-profit organization, including our programs and how to volunteer or support us is at your finger tips.

The Word On the Street is 'back on the street'. We're happy to report that the 2010 event will be held at Victoria Park in downtown Halifax. Just find your way to the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street (across from Public Gardens). See you there.

Governor-General Michaëlle Jean will take on a new job at the United Nations once her term ends in September.

Students in Chris Kubsch’s writing class are asked to stand on their desks and read their work aloud. Most hate it at first, but with time and practice, they gain confidence.

OTTAWA, June 21 /CNW Telbec/ - On National Aboriginal Solidarity Day, the Assembly of First Nations released a discussion paper entitled Taking Action for First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access, Opportunity, and Outcomes.

OTTAWA, June 22 /CNW Telbec/ - When G-8 and G-20 leaders meet in Canada later this week, the failure of the international initiative Education for All (EFA) will not appear on the agenda.

Do you have questions about adult literacy and adult literacy education in Ontario? Are you a literacy practitioner who is looking for way to share clear and easy-to-understand information about the work you do with stakeholders, partners, funders and friends of literacy?

The New Brunswick Library Foundation is getting $30,000 from the provincial government's Environmental Trust Fund to buy hundreds of new books and audio-visual resources about the environment.

The Summer 2010 print edition of Canadian Social Trends, released today, includes seven articles and two fact sheets previously released in the online edition.

The 2008 edition of Service Bulletin: Book Publishers, which contains industry highlights along with financial data including revenues, expenses, and operating profit margins, is now available. The publication also includes detailed product information such as breakdowns by country of control, language and geographic region.

Industry Minister Tony Clement knows only one way to write copyright laws for the country: heavyhandedly. Although the Conservative-backed Bill C-32 provides a much needed modernization to Canadian copyright legislation, the proposed law contains serious flaws and undue restrictions on consumer freedom.

A new season means new books, so here are some suggestions for cheering up, sobering down or whiling away a lazy afternoon of summer — good stuff for young people and old people.