National Adult Literacy Database

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.

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.

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

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.

Pick up a pencil and play! That's what famed Canadian author Robert Munsch does.

Students are calling on the federal government and opposition parties to fix C-32 and finally adopt copyright legislation for the digital age.

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.

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).

Schools could boost students’ performance by simply changing the font used in teaching materials.

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.

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.