National Adult Literacy Database

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

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.

"I am very interested in different narrative threads and this idea that nothing ever completely finishes or ends and all things continue," Robin Brass says.

While several of Ontario's 20 universities are internationally ranked, pressures on the postsecondary system are palpable. Increased enrollment is jeopardizing the range and quality of programs while a changing labour market demands postsecondary credentials.

Undergraduate students are generally supportive of the government taking a more active role in transforming Ontario's universities to better balance the system-wide demands for a high-quality and accessible learning environment with the capacity to undertake research.

The much anticipated "human book" collection has been unveiled for Toronto Public Library's first Human Library, an opportunity for Torontonians to walk in someone else's shoes for a few minutes and see beyond labels and begin to celebrate differences.

Welcome to the new LearningHUB website!

Kingston, Ontario, September 7, 2010 — During her internship with the Kingston Sustainability Centre, Katie McKenzie had the amazing chance to gain more than experience. Thanks to the Youth Eco Internship Program, she is getting closer to her dream of being a primary school teacher.

When, in January of the year, I annouced that the federal government had ceased all funding to the Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), I also pledged the Council to two important commitments: to attempt to find some funding to replace monies sourced through the Government of Canada, and to maintain CCL as a viable entry.

The month of October is Canadian Library Month across the country with this year’s theme “Your Library: Your World: Opening Doors to the Future” emphasizing the ability of libraries to introduce new ideas, new stories, and new ways into the world around us through both traditional and emerging technologies.

The Basic Skills Resource Collection focuses on reading; writing; mathematics and numeracy; and health literacy resources that can improve instruction in basic skills.

Well, it has taken us a while, but we’re delighted to announce that we have redesigned and updated our website.

Portfolio development that incorporates the 9 Essential Skills has become a major resource throughout Manitoba for Aboriginal communities with a vision of education, training and employment.

WINNIPEG, September 24, 2010 — Ministers of education concluded the 98th meeting of their long-standing intergovernmental body, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), recently in Winnipeg.

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.