National Adult Literacy Database

Approximately one of three (36 per cent) Canadian workers is seriously considering leaving their organization at the present time, up sharply from 26 per cent in 2006. Meanwhile, another 22 per cent are indifferent about leaving but are increasingly dissatisfied with their employers and yield the lowest scores on key measures of engagement.

The Assembly of First Nations has released a one-year status report on the national Call to Action on First Nation education, showcasing progress and partnerships in working toward fairness in education for First Nations and encouraging others to join the effort.

Don’t give up on education. ● Don’t take a school day for granted. ● Work hard.

Naturally, the generation that lives on Facebook and can text at warp speed prefers to look for jobs online. The problem is that it's one of the least likely places to find work.

One of the hardest parts of reading to a child, especially a young one, is keeping his/her attention. Fathers can help keep children engaged in reading by making it fun and entertaining.

An Edmonton consultant’s international initiative will pair countries to build social infrastructure. Literacy Without Borders will also devote time and resources to preserving and building indigenous languages, many of which are on the verge of extinction.

Summer slide, the brain-drain that occurs during the holiday months when young people are out of class, can be a problem, especially for those who struggle in school.

Windsor’s job-shadowing program for people with disabilities began 20 years ago, although it was on sabbatical for the past four years, until being revived in 2011.

The Atlantic provinces have committed to developing a five-year strategy that will initially focus on education and awareness around the impact of social media on young girls. The ministers responsible for the status of women plan to launch this joint initiative in the fall of 2011.

Alberta’s three-year high school completion rate jumped to 72.6 per cent in 2010 from 71.5 per cent in 2009. The increase follows efforts by school boards, teachers, parents, communities and government to better engage students in the importance of learning.

Across the U.S., thousands of workers stuck in low-paying jobs are trying to get a leg up through free basic-skills classes that train them in everything from elementary math to basic literacy.

A Saskatoon bookstore had an influx of visitors recently after six families from northern Saskatchewan communities were given the opportunity to purchase more than 200 new books to take back home.

A Harris Interactive poll commissioned by the Workforce Institute reveals that 48 per cent of people said commuting has a significant impact on their job satisfaction and 32 per cent considered the commute when they chose their current job.

NALD is pleased to announce that the ESL Literacy Network at Bow Valley College has won the 2011 Innovative Technology Award. The network was chosen for providing ESL literacy practitioners with access to innovative online resources that inform classroom instruction and support ongoing professional development.

Tweets and ‘likes’ are becoming more beneficial to business, a new Robert Half Technology survey suggests. More than four in 10 (44 per cent) of chief information officers surveyed said they permit employees to use social media sites like Twitter and Facebook on the job as long as it’s for business purposes.