National Adult Literacy Database

Young Chinese students in Shanghai, a partner city in the education assessment program of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), outshined its members in reading literacy with the highest mean score, according to a report released by the Paris-based organization on Tuesday.

In November 2010, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities released its long-awaited report on poverty.

A major international report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows Canadian students rank among the best in the world in reading, mathematics and science.

FREDERICTON, N.B. – Marie-Claire Pître, an employee of the National Adult Literacy Database (NALD), has been honoured with a Dr. Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Early Childhood Literacy Award.

The Northwest Resource Centre for Newcomers officially opened offices in Edmundston and Grand Falls today, improving settlement services in Madawaska and Victoria counties.

ABC Life Literacy Canada, along with the esteemed Munsch at Home Contest Judging Panel, is pleased to post the Top 10 Stories from the 2010 Munsch at Home Contest. The winner will be announced on December 14.

Failure rates for immigrants writing citizenship tests have soared since the spring, when tougher questions and revamped rules made it harder for newcomers to become Canadian.

Wilson Reading Centre is a centre that is teaching people, of all ages, to believe in themselves, often for the first time.

Through the Government of Canada’s Office of Literacy and Essential Skills, ABC Life Literacy Canada will receive $1,585,116 in funding to continue working with its partners to develop and increase the knowledge, networks and tools to improve essential skills in the workplace.

Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk contacted NALD’s Honorary Chair Roch Carrier recently with an important notification.

Thousands of highly trained dogs are being primed for calls from schools looking for a sympathetic, and furry, ear for children with reading difficulties.

Winter holidays provide an excellent opportunity for families and friends to spend time together learning and practising their literacy skills.

WHITEHORSE – A new fund to assist non-government organizations (NGOs) to achieve their mandates and enhance their accountability was announced today by Education Minister Patrick Rouble.

FREDERICTON (CNB) – The Book Club in a Bag program has been launched by the New Brunswick Public Library Service.

Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, addressed the Association of Canadian Community Colleges this week in Ottawa. In her remarks she spoke of skills shortages in the Canadian labour market and the important role community colleges play in providing training opportunities for Canadians looking for new directions in a digital economy.