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Canada makes gains on annual learning index
For the second year in a row, Canada’s overall score on the Composite Learning Index has improved—with the greatest upward trends seen in Quebec and Atlantic Canada—according to the latest results from the Canadian Council on Learning’s annual measure of lifelong learning.
Created in 2006, the Composite Learning Index (CLI) is the world’s only statistical index of lifelong learning, reporting results for 4,700 cities and communities across Canada.
For 2008, the national average is 77, an increase of one point from 2007 and four points from the benchmark of 73 set in 2006.
The trends seen in this year's Composite Learning Index warrant closer investigation. CLI in action offers an in-depth look at some of the stories behind the statistics in Canada's most-improved communities.
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Lessons in Learning—Mixed messages: How to choose among conflicting information to support healthy development in young children
Judging from the quality of the available advice, today’s parents are better informed than any prior generation. However, many of the messages about healthy, active living and safety in the early childhood years are conflicting. How can parents and educators ensure that they find reliable sources of information regarding the health and safety of young children?
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Employer Investment in Workplace Learning: Halifax roundtable report
What can we do to increase the quantity and quality of employer investment in workplace learning in Canada? This subject is being addressed by four Regional Roundtables on Employer Investment in Workplace Learning, hosted by CCL's Work and Learning Knowledge Centre and Canadian Policy Research Networks. This report summarizes the discussions at the Halifax Regional Roundtable, which took place in February 2008.
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More podcasts posted
The Minerva Lecture Series was created to foster discussion between Canadian learning researchers and citizens from across the country. Hear Dr. Fred H. Genesee's Early childhood bilingualism: Perils and possibilities, or Dr. Lorna Williams' Weaving words: Enhancing the learning of Aboriginal students.
The "CLI in action" series offers an in-depth look at some of the stories behind the statistics. Hear from residents of some of the communities with the most-improved scores in Canada
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