National Adult Literacy Database

The provincial government has committed annual funding of $5.8 million to 58 municipal and regional public libraries, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Minister Flor Marcelino announced today.

TORONTO, May 17 /CNW/ - Canada's post secondary education (PSE) system is expected to play an increasingly critical role in enhancing the nation's standard of living. However a comprehensive strategy to help universities and colleges deliver on these expectations is not fully in place, according to a report published by TD Economics today, entitled Post-Secondary Education is a Smart Route to a Brighter Future for Canadians.

Bow Valley College invites you to participate in the national pilot of the new Reading Assessment Project developed by the Academic Foundations department at the college. The creators have developed a series of IALS-referenced tests that assess learners’ ability to read prose and use documents, from IALS mid-level 1 to low-level 3. The series consists of six paper-and-pencil tests that learners have one hour to complete.

Following the general election on May 6 there has been a period of uncertainty and intense discussion about the shape of the next UK government. After a number of possibilities being considered, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties have now entered into a formal coalition agreement.

Students and staff at Sherwood School should be commended for creating an innovative tool that will help parents become more involved in their child’s education, says Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Doug Currie.

PETIT-ROCHER (CNB) - Forty-six volunteers received recognition awards today for their work on a literacy centre pilot project at two School District 5 schools.

The majority of deaf children are born or adopted into hearing, speaking families whose members do not know signed language, but these children need a visually accessible communicative and linguistic environment if they are to develop to their full potential.

In 2009, 80% of Canadians aged 16 and older, or 21.7 million people, used the Internet for personal reasons, up from 73% in 2007 when the survey was last conducted.

The Centre for Family Literacy has announced international speakers for its Cultivating Connections Family Literacy Conference set for July 15-17 in Edmonton, Alberta.

By Tom Sticht International Consultant in Adult Education The 1993 report Adult Literacy in America, based on the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), led the U. S. Department of Education to claim that almost half of America’s adults were functionally illiterate. A decade later, the National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) reiterated that claim. There can be no doubt that functional illiteracy maims the ability of adults to achieve well in contemporary life.

Aboriginal women today are outpacing men in education and succeeding in their careers. However, they also occupy the bottom rungs of society's ladder when it comes to suffering poverty, racism and domestic abuse.

Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, has invited the Organization’s Member States to submit two nominations for the 2010 UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. These prizes are awarded in recognition of innovative and successful results in the field of literacy throughout the world.

The HR Council for the Non-profit Sector has devised a diagnostic tool to help non-profit organizations evaluate their current performance in a number of human resources areas.

WINNIPEG, MB - The University of Winnipeg has been selected to become the international hub for the study of Indigenous peoples and communities joining a prestigious world-class network of universities.

Premier Brad Wall is inviting Saskatchewan residents to nominate a literacy leader for the sixth annual Council of the Federation Literacy Award.