National Adult Literacy Database

Nearly half of Canadians say it is important that the political party they support makes post-secondary education a priority, according to a new poll conducted by Harris/Decima for the Canadian Federation of Students and Canadian Association of University Teachers.

The 19th annual apprenticeship Highest Achievement Awards ceremony/reception honours 38 of Manitoba's top new journey people and their employers. The important role employers and instructors play in the development of the trade industry in Manitoba is also highlighted during the awards ceremony.

In anticipation of the May 2 federal election, Canada’s national literacy organizations got together and asked each of the major parties to provide their plan on how they would address the needs of individual Canadians to improve their literacy and essential skills.

New legislation in Alberta will enhance student access to education and empower local school boards to be more responsive to the diverse learning needs of students and their communities.

The Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick is accepting nominations for the Sheree Fitch Adult Learner Scholarship Awards. These awards were initiated in honour of Sheree Fitch, the Literacy Coalition’s honorary patron. They are sponsored by the New Brunswick Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy.

For its 12th edition, The Gift of Reading® is giving 30,512 new books to as many underprivileged children aged 0-12. The Literacy Foundation and project spokesperson, actress Marie Turgeon, are proud to announce that this initiative, which aims to prevent reading difficulties that lead to children dropping out of school and then to illiteracy, has been an unqualified success. Since 1999, more than 255,000 new children’s books have been given out through this program.

Organized by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Congress brings together thousands of scholars, students, practitioners and policy makers in a different city each year to share ideas, discuss today’s complex issues and enrich their research.

A good reader? Thank your genes. Math more your thing? Thank your home life and/or your school. This may be a simplification, but it’s the thrust of a new study from Case Western Reserve University, Ohio State University and elsewhere.

Twice weekly telecommuting could save Canadian companies, employees and the community over $53 billion a year, according to the country's first major national white paper on telework.

Social bookmarking tools let users save their bookmarks and share them publicly. They also allow communities of users to look at websites and keep track of the ones they think are valuable. Some of these users are interested in adult basic education and literacy.

As part of its Strategic Plan, Frontier College has announced it “will reach more learners by 2014 through bold leadership. We will achieve this by expanding our network of supporters and by demonstrating value and performance.”

Elections Canada understands the importance of giving all Canadians equal opportunity to exercise their right to vote. That is why they have created a web section with information written in plain language. The site provides voters with important information regarding how to vote and voting eligibility.

Women are more likely to quit engineering jobs because of an uncomfortable work environment than for family reasons, according to a new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.

The award publicly recognizes leaders in the field of literacy and rewards remarkable achievement. The theme of the 2010 award focused on volunteers who support literacy programs and learners through teaching, promotion or fund-raising.

In Kelly Worden's essay she revealed: "It was hard for me to call for help to learn to read the big words, (but) I took the first step. I have a great tutor. We meet once a week, she helps me so much. She believes in me, and I believe in myself."