National Adult Literacy Database

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.

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.

New Brunswick is promoting native languages and First Nations cultural identity as part of a new series of programs in its education system that aim to decrease the gap in achievement between aboriginal students and non-aboriginal students across the province.

The June 2010 issue of Statistics Canada's free online publication Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada contains one article.

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.

Ottawa, June 9, 2010 - Writers and journalists Ken McGoogan and Aline Apostolska are, respectively, the newly elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Public Lending Right Commission (PLRC).

FREDERICTON, NB - The winner of NALD's first Innovative Technology Award has taught over 8,500 undergraduate and graduate university students during the course of his 33-year teaching career at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He also works with adult learners in St. John's who need help preparing for the workforce. What is not at first apparent to those with whom he comes in contact is his own unique perspective on learning. Dr. Marc Glassman has a learning disability.

Regina, Saskatchewan (June 2, 2010) The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians announced today that Indian and Northern Affairs Canada is prepared to invest up to a maximum of $4 million in transitional funding through its Indian Studies Support Program (ISSP) to the University of Regina for expenses related to programming for students attending the First Nations University of Canada.