literacy
No, there aren’t “shocking numbers of illiterate grads”
The real story is how much more university graduates can do
Conjugate-gate
A Conservative grammar lesson
Literacy is finally being addressed
More than frustrating profs, literacy rates affect some students’ ability to graduate
Malaysian schools drop instruction in English
From math and science to ‘matematik’ and ‘sains’
Ideas men
The Mark has taken lately to publishing short essays by MPs who have ideas about things. The latest is Mario Silva on literacy. Previously there was Garry Breitkreuz on the gun registry and Jim Maloway on air travel.
The quotable Ignatieff
Canadian Press has now moved at least three stories on Michael Ignatieff’s town hall meeting in Halifax—one on his proposals for the economy, one on his thoughts about Israel, and now one on some of the Liberal leader’s more personal comments this evening.
Atlantic ministers of education plan ‘Strategic Direction’
Priorities include increasing enrolment and number of skilled trades workers
CHAINED
Without leadership from education ministers, Canada lacks national PSE direction