National Adult Literacy Database

Experts on youth, criminal justice and literacy will explore the key gaps and challenges in the current literacy landscape for at-risk youth and those involved in the criminal justice system.

CUPE has been active in literacy work for over a decade. A right for all, literacy helps workers succeed on the job and in life, and it can be a critical foundation for further training and education.

With the world going to London this summer for the Olympics, it seemed like a good time for one UK columnist to redress a balance of sorts. She has made it her mission to read and blog about a book from every UN-recognized country in 2012.

When it comes to managing cash flow, or lack thereof, today's 20-somethings have a lot to think about. Competing priorities can include paying down student loans, budgeting, saving for the future and managing everyday expenses.

Under the new partnership, school teams will include literacy experts and student teachers who will work directly with educators and students. The program will have a positive impact on rural and remote teacher recruitment, which can be challenging for rural and remote B.C. communities.

The National Adult Literacy Database (NALD) was one of several literacy organizations recognized by the New Brunswick Department of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour on Literacy Day 2012.

The total budget for the N.B. Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour for 2012-13 is up almost two per cent from the previous fiscal year. New measures targeted at post-secondary education have also been announced.

Laubach Literacy Ontario is organizing a two-day conference, along with its annual general meeting, at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, from June 8-9, 2012.

This issue features occupational task profiles, a course review, OLES tools and information about the CLLN online forum for adult educators.

Based on the theme 'I'm still learning,' IALW was celebrated across the country from March 24 to April 1, 2012. Activities marking the event included la Grande Lecture, tribute evenings, writing contests and various performances. The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada also lent its support to the event.

The Yukon Literacy Coalition is receiving $200,000 so it can continue operating the Family Literacy Centre for another year, Education Minister Scott Kent has announced. The funding will allow the coalition to continue running the centre while a business plan to secure long-term funding from multiple partners is developed.

This dictionary is a full-colour, 369-page resource documenting thousands of Chipewyan words, phrases and sentences, arranged both alphabetically and topically. It also includes a searchable CD with MP3 files linked to each word and phrase. Users can see the language and hear it as spoken by a fluent speaker.

The report examines the number of NALD Library documents, in both English and French, which are viewed and downloaded by visitors to the websites NALD and BDAA.

Canadian magazine readers remain loyal to the print versions of their favorite titles, with fewer than one in 10 newsstand customers - and one in 20 women readers - having purchased an e-edition in the past year, according to a national survey. The online survey carried out in January identified women readers and residents of Quebec as having the strongest preference for print format magazines.

This literacy and essential skills training project will place Frontier College's labourer-teachers in businesses across Canada, focusing on high-needs sectors, with particular attention to Aboriginal and new immigrant workers. The labourer-teachers will provide one-to-one tutoring, mentoring and other educational support in the workplace.