National Adult Literacy Database

Starting the school day just 30 minutes later in the morning might help teenagers be more productive and decrease the chances of them oversleeping on weekends, according to a group of sleep scientists. Sleep specialist Dr. Judith Owens and her colleagues studied the results of delaying the start of the day to 8:30 a.m., from 8 a. m at school in Newport, R.I. The 201 students in Grades 9 through 12 also completed online surveys before and after the switch.

Thank you for attending the Cultivating Connections National Family Literacy Conference, hosted by the Centre for Family Literacy.

Wiki. Don’t you? But have you ever wondered what wiki means? WikiLeaks has been in the news lately because it released a document that encompasses over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan. Wikileaks is a site that obtains and publishes sensitive material and is designed to protect whistleblowers, journalists, and activists.

FREDERICTON - A new Aboriginal visual arts program will begin at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design this fall, to help to both educate New Brunswickers about the history of the province while also promoting the future of First Nations culture.

The Library of Congress has chosen Curious George, the children’s book character, to star in its new public service advertising campaign.

By Tom Sticht Today there are shelves of books that call for educators to base their instruction on the relatively new science of the brain. These books based on neuro-imaging of the brain call for brain-based reading instruction, brain-based mathematics instruction, drawing on the right and left brains, and so on.

WINNIPEG, July 22 /CNW Telbec/ - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo and First Nations Chiefs and delegates from across Canada confirmed a new comprehensive plan to directly address critical education needs facing First Nation communities.

ScienceDaily (July 20, 2010) — Those ubiquitous wires connecting listeners to you-name-the-sounds from invisible MP3 players -- whether of Bach, Miles Davis or, more likely today, Lady Gaga -- only hint at music's effect on the soul throughout the ages.

OTTAWA, July 21 /CNW Telbec/ - Dismissed by generations of parents and educators for being "sub-literate" comic books and graphic novels may hold the key to promoting prose literacy in young boys - who have traditionally lagged behind girls in reading - says the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL).

Vancouver, BC, July 15, 2010 - On July 13, 2010, 120 golfers gathered at University Golf Club in Vancouver for the 20th Annual Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy BC, and the presentation of the annual Learner Achievement Tribute Award to Shawn Richards.

(No. 224 - July 16, 2010 - 10 a.m. ET) The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), joined representatives from national Aboriginal organizations and the federal government earlier this week to congratulate the winners of the national Aboriginal Essay Competition 2010.

Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring to camp? We've hand-picked some favorite new titles, all published within the last year, that are ideal for the season.

LONDON (AFP) — Newspapers worldwide are being forced to reinvent themselves for the Internet age -- and will be watching closely the success of two experiments launched in London, analysts say.

MONTREAL — When representatives from the Kativik Regional Government and the Kativik School Board cut through a red ribbon to officially open the Ivirtivik training centre for Montreal Inuit on June 22, applause from its students, school commissioners, KRG officials and invited visitors filled the room.

Ottawa, July 12, 2010 – Over the next three years, more money than ever before will be available for official language translations by professional publishers through the National Translation Program for Book Publishing.