National Adult Literacy Database

While most university students will be reminded to put their cellphones away in class this year, one batch of first-year Carleton University students will be encouraged to tap, pinch and type to earn their degrees.

Children and youth in need will have access to enhanced residential services, following the approval of more than $300,000 in funding by the Government of Saskatchewan to community-based organizations (CBOs) for projects in Regina.

Toronto, October 13, 2010 – The Canada Council for the Arts today announced the names of the 70 finalists for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards. Half of them are finalists for the first time, and they include authors, illustrators and translators from ages 25 to 74.

OTTAWA, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - The Belinda Stronach Foundation today announced it will distribute up to 5,000 laptops to children aged six to twelve in Aboriginal communities across Canada. With support from Vale, BMO Financial Group and the Government of Ontario, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Canada program leverages leading-edge technology combined with culturally relevant programming to deliver a unique platform of learning tools to Aboriginal children.

Education Minister Donna Harpauer today committed to developing a clear policy and consistent approach to assessing student behaviour that includes policy on handing in late assignments and plagiarism.

In celebration of Family Literacy Day (January 27, 2011), ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to once again present The Munsch at Home Contest!

Homework shouldn't be about rote learning. The best kind deepens student understanding and builds essential skills.

Community Literacy of Ontario (CLO) is a network of more than 100 community-based Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) agencies located in communities, both large and small, across that province.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2010, the Toronto skyline will turn orange in honour of the life literacy cause and to commemorate ABC Life Literacy Canada’s 20th anniversary. Orange is ABC Life Literacy Canada’s official colour.

Raise-a-Reader, a year-round initiative that raises funds for family literacy programs across Canada, has raised $15-million since its national launch in 2002. The program has also helped educate Canadians about literacy issues and how improved literacy levels have a positive impact on our country's economy and social wellbeing.

TORONTO – September 28, 2010 – ABC Life Literacy Canada, in partnership with Grass Roots Press, and with support from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, today launched the first six (of 12) titles in the innovative Good Reads series for adult literacy learners. “Being able to connect adult learners to bestselling Canadian authors is an incredibly powerful experience for all involved,” said Margaret Eaton, President of ABC Life Literacy Canada.

Quietly over the last decade, phones that make text messaging easy have changed life profoundly for millions of deaf people. Gone are the days of a deaf person driving to someone’s house just to see if they are home.

Frontier College welcomes donations of books and other reading materials to the Frontier College Free Books Program.

OTTAWA, Sept. 20 /CNW Telbec/ - Several First Nations of Quebec under the leadership of their Chiefs are taking part in the National Week of Action on Education to denounce the shocking attitude of the federal government regarding the education of First Nations.

Influential rankings put nine schools in top 200, with University of Toronto edging out McGill for the top spot in Canada.