National Adult Literacy Database

On a muggy late-spring afternoon, with the smell of an approaching thunderstorm thick in the air, Margaret Norrie Mc- Cain settles into an armchair and, like the true Maritimer she is, meanders into the story.

Canadians, particularly those of conservative persuasion, love to compare Canada with the United States, which has a lot to learn in the key area of K-12 education. As the United States struggles with mounting deficits and debt, Americans would be well served to look north if they want to raise student performance while saving money. Canadians would be equally well served to understand their own success and expand it.

WINNIPEG, June 28 /CNW/ - Today, Pathways to Education Canada, a program dedicated to reducing high school dropout rates in disadvantaged communities across the nation, announced its further expansion with the launch of its first site in Manitoba.

(Yellowknife, June 29, 2010) – The Government of the NWT should be addressing both labour market demand and supply if the territory is going to be economically competitive. This was the message this morning from Scott Murray, an international expert on youth and adult literacy.

THUNDER BAY, ON, June 28 /CNW/ - Today, over 100 youth counselors were welcomed by the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief, Stan Beardy, as they begin orientation for the Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Summer Reading Camp program. The camps, managed by Frontier College, will run this summer in an effort to help improve literacy skills among youth in NAN communities.

To mark the occasion of the first World Cup to take place in Africa, as well as the priority that Africa represents for UNESCO, below is a selection of research, activities and projects carried out in Africa by the Organization’s Education Sector with a view of meeting the Education for All Goals as well as the Millennium Development Goals.

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The Word On the Street is 'back on the street'. We're happy to report that the 2010 event will be held at Victoria Park in downtown Halifax. Just find your way to the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street (across from Public Gardens). See you there.

Governor-General Michaëlle Jean will take on a new job at the United Nations once her term ends in September.

Students in Chris Kubsch’s writing class are asked to stand on their desks and read their work aloud. Most hate it at first, but with time and practice, they gain confidence.

OTTAWA, June 21 /CNW Telbec/ - On National Aboriginal Solidarity Day, the Assembly of First Nations released a discussion paper entitled Taking Action for First Nations Post-Secondary Education: Access, Opportunity, and Outcomes.

OTTAWA, June 22 /CNW Telbec/ - When G-8 and G-20 leaders meet in Canada later this week, the failure of the international initiative Education for All (EFA) will not appear on the agenda.

Do you have questions about adult literacy and adult literacy education in Ontario? Are you a literacy practitioner who is looking for way to share clear and easy-to-understand information about the work you do with stakeholders, partners, funders and friends of literacy?

The New Brunswick Library Foundation is getting $30,000 from the provincial government's Environmental Trust Fund to buy hundreds of new books and audio-visual resources about the environment.

The Summer 2010 print edition of Canadian Social Trends, released today, includes seven articles and two fact sheets previously released in the online edition.