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Founding of the Adult Learning Network. More than 80 delegates from Anglophone, Francophone, and Aboriginal communities across Canada arrived in Ottawa on November 7 to confirm their commitment to adult learning.
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David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, travelled to Toronto on the weekend to visit the Rexdale Pathways to Education facility. Pathways to Education Canada, a not-for-profit organization of which he is patron, is focused on reducing the high school drop-out rate of youth in low-income communities.
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On the first anniversary of the launch of Canada's citizenship study guide, Rona Ambrose, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for the Status of Women, praised the guide's articulation of the strong and unwavering values that are important to Canadians.
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Toronto educators call it the “gifted blitz.” Every year at this time, about 1,500 Grade 3 public school students in the city are invited to sit down for a battery of tests to determine their eligibility for various Grade 4 gifted programs next year.
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The HR Council for the Nonprofit Sector is exploring the challenges nonprofit organizations face when hiring and retaining new immigrants and members of visible minorities.
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For 20 years, Maclean’s magazine has been bringing together parents, presidents, professors and prospective students in a conversation about education in Canada. This, its 20th anniversary rankings issue, is its biggest and most ambitious edition ever, with 21 stories and complete rankings for 49 schools.
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Veterans' Week, November 5-11 - Every year in November, Canadians express their appreciation and support for the nearly 600,000 Canadian Forces (CF) veterans.
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The Governor General of Canada says that Canadians need to innovate technologically — in terms of giving people the education, skills and training they need to compete in the global marketplace.
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Biggest-ever Universities Rankings package, arriving on newsstands starting Nov. 11, offers everything prospective university students need to know to find the perfect fit. PLUS: Win a $20,000 scholarship
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Johanna Skibsrud is the winner of the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize honouring the best in Canadian literature.
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Gov. Gen. David Johnston's first official visit to New Brunswick, beginning today, will be about more than the usual vice-regal pomp and ceremony.
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Feature of the Month puts the spotlight on a document, an organization, a program or a website. For the month of November, NALD@Work is highlighting a series of documents.
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On Tuesday, November 9, 2010, for the ninth year, Toronto's literary community will come together to celebrate this year's best in Canadian fiction at the Scotiabank Giller Light Bash, in support of Frontier College - Canada's original literacy organization.
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Top 20 PDF Downloads for October 2010

This report examines the number of NALD Library documents which are viewed and downloaded by visitors to the websites NALD and NALD@Work.
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Pick up a pencil and play! That's what famed Canadian author Robert Munsch does.
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The largest delegation of Canadian university presidents ever to travel abroad begins a seven-day mission in India on November 8.
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Students are calling on the federal government and opposition parties to fix C-32 and finally adopt copyright legislation for the digital age.
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Each year, from November 5 to 11, Canadians join together to celebrate Veterans’ Week. These online educational resources are designed to help teachers and students with the commemoration.
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The number of international students enrolled in Canadian universities increased 10 percent this year: a trend that enriches the learning experience for Canadian students, builds global links for Canada and generates economic activity in communities across the country.
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Generally, Canadians everywhere are united in valuing learning highly; yet we are falling far short of our potential.
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As part of Life Literacy Night held at the iconic CN Tower last night, individuals from government, business and the literacy field gathered to celebrate 20 years of ABC Life Literacy Canada’s efforts in raising awareness of the life literacy cause.
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Improving quality of life by increasing literacy and essential skills is the goal of a new Atlantic awareness campaign launched by the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET).
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Media Awareness Network (MNet) today released e-Parenting Tutorial: Keeping up with your kids' online activities, an online resource to help parents better understand and become actively involved in their children's online lives.
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University enrolment continues to climb

The latest university enrolment figures show overall enrolment is up almost four percent – 32,000 more, full-time students registered this fall than in 2009. At every level and in every region of the country, more young people are heading to university.
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The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Jackson Lafferty, tabled the Northwest Territories Aboriginal Languages Plan – A Shared Responsibility document earlier today in the Legislative Assembly.
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Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health concluded that programs to boost the academic achievement of children from low income neighborhoods would be more successful if they simultaneously provided adult literacy education to parents.
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Schools could boost students’ performance by simply changing the font used in teaching materials.
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Frontier College is pleased to announce the 18th Frontier College Reading Circle Conference, scheduled to take place on 12/13 November, 2010 (Friday and Saturday) at Frontier College (35 Jackes Avenue, Toronto).
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The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is deeply concerned about a new paper published by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO) on promoting more university differentiation. The paper, titled The Benefits of Greater Differentiation of Ontario's University Sector, seeks to outline a model for encouraging a broader variety of missions among the province's universities.
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The first-ever report card released today on how Canada's special education systems recognize, identify and support students with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), reveals alarming results.
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