National Adult Literacy Database

Students are outlining their recommendations in an updated policy paper for the Canadian Federation of Students' lobby week. The main recommendation of the paper is the adoption of a post-secondary education act that sets out a national vision for higher education.

Education emerged as an issue of vital importance to the future of the North at Canada’s North Beyond 2011 conference, organized by The Conference Board of Canada. Paul Martin, former prime minister, said that the education of Aboriginal youth is more than an economic issue – it is the single most important moral issue that Canada faces as a country.

The CICA Youth Financial Literacy Study 2011, conducted by Harris/Decima, measured the financial literacy of Canadians aged 16-22. Nine-in-10 respondents (93 per cent) believe that parents should be good role models for responsible financial decisions and 83 per cent have approached their parents for advice about money management.

Financial Literacy Month (November) will raise awareness of the need for financial literacy and encourage Canadians to seek information, programs and services to help strengthen their financial knowledge. To support these efforts, FLAG and the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada have launched a new website to help inform Canadians about the multiple programs and services offered by many organizations across the country.

Avoiding chronic stress using healthy diversions can help people survive multiple role strain. For example, reading a book for pleasure or giving oneself a break by watching a favourite TV program can be rejuvenating in small doses.

To address this issue, CCL recommends the creation of a Council of Ministers on Learning — a federal/provincial/territorial body responsible for coordinating lifelong learning across the country. The report also recommends establishing clear and measurable national goals for each stage of learning as well as independent monitoring to assess Canada’s progress on meeting these goals.

High school graduation rates among First Nations students in Nova Scotia in 2009-10 were over 70 per cent, considerably higher than in other Atlantic provinces and the national average of 35 per cent for First Nation students on reserves, heard the National Panel on Elementary and Secondary Education. The panel was in Atlantic Canada seeking advice and recommendations for its blueprint for action to improve academic success for First Nations children and youth.

Researchers studied the rising habits of 253 college students. The students completed cognitive tasks, a one-week retrospective sleep diary, and questionnaires about sleep, class schedules, alcohol consumption and mood.

"It is very positive to see the re-introduction of copyright legislation, as this remains a key concern for the library community," says CLA President Karen Adams. "We are happy to see that improvements introduced in the last bill have been maintained; however, modifications are required if the legislation is to ultimately succeed in its objectives, those being both balanced and technologically neutral."

These new interactive learning tools will be a welcome resource for practitioners and program administrators who are often faced with the task of determining how to remove barriers that impede successful learning outcomes. The tools are a project of George Brown College's School of Work and College Preparation, Centre for Preparatory and Liberal Studies, in partnership with Spiral Community Resource Group.

Readers, ranging from a daycare class of 4- and 5-year-olds to office workers, public servants and passing pedestrians read with linked arms during NWT Literacy Week to demonstrate their passion for reading.

The Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) requires a field development officer. The deadline for applications is October 7, 2011.

Teachers across Canada will join more than 30 million of their colleagues around the globe marking World Teachers' Day on October 5. The national theme for this year's celebration is "Teachers: Inspiring students, awakening potential."

A study, titled Math Instruction that Makes Sense, produced by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, is said to demonstrate conclusively that "traditional math education methods are superior to the highly ineffective, discovery-based instructional techniques that are in vogue now in educational curricula."

In the traditional culture of the Aboriginal people who live in Treaty 3, education means learning for life and their leaders are teaching that lesson to the nation. A national panel on First Nations education has eight stops in Canada as it prepares its report for the Assembly of First Nations and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.