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If you have trouble concentrating on more than one task at a time, avoid interruption, advises neurologist Dr. Barry Gordon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Do one task at a time rather than trying to juggle them, and if you’re trying to study for an exam, spread out the learning over a long period of time.

To change a culture of defeatism to a school-going culture among at-risk youth borders on the miraculous. Pathways to Education, a non-profit agency, has achieved just this kind of near-miracle in Toronto’s Regent Park, and is being replicated across the country.

Members of the Coalition for the Future of Québec are hoping the province will be endowed with one of the best education systems in the world by 2020. The ideas expressed in the coalition’s discussion paper will serve to initiate a dialogue with Quebecers on the subject of education.

“Being successful in school is one of the best ways to help children achieve happiness and success in life. It is very important for all of us to work with parents, families and communities to promote education during this dedicated week-long celebration.”

If you have trouble concentrating on more than one task at a time, avoid interruption, advises neurologist Dr. Barry Gordon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Do one task at a time rather than trying to juggle them, and if you’re trying to study for an exam, spread out the learning over a long period of time.

Mike Ashar, CEO of Irving Oil in Saint John, N.B., is an ultra-marathon runner who is shaking up the Maritimes. Last February, he began a workplace wellness program that encourages employees to work out, do yoga or go jogging on company time.

The Election Act in each province and territory outlines the obligations of employers to provide ample time off work to allow employees to vote. The rules are different across Canada. For example, in Ontario, qualified electors must have three consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day.

“Canada’s social and economic future lies in the continued educational growth of its citizens,” said Andrew Parkin, director general of CMEC. “Whether it is learning a new language, improving our literacy, or acquiring the skills needed for a new career, adult learning offers us the chance to grow as individuals and in doing so create positive change in our homes, communities and country.”

ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to announce that Lesra Martin, Kamloops, B.C., resident, lawyer and motivational speaker, has joined the organization as the first-ever LEARN ambassador.

 In 2010 and 2011, the PEI Literacy Alliance partnered with Holland College to host an afternoon of entertainment for Holland College students involved in the level and GED courses. 

Literacy BC is celebrating the achievements of Community Adult Literacy Programs which offer a unique adult learning service to thousands of British Columbians each year.

Post-secondary education will be more affordable for Nova Scotia students after measures introduced in the provincial budget on April 5.

It’s hard to imagine how tedious our day jobs would be if we couldn’t take ourselves lightly, or gently joke with co-workers to lighten the mood of the work environment.

If you learned to play a musical instrument as a child, you are more likely to go further in school, according to a new XM Canada / Leger Marketing survey.

Each month NALD releases Library user statistics in a feature known as the Top 20 downloads/20 Plus téléchargés. 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, NALD@Work, BDAA and BDAA@uTravail.