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Canada’s score on annual learning index stalls
Canada’s progress on the Composite Learning Index (CLI) is at a stand still in 2010, and there has only been marginal progress over the past five years, according to the latest results from CCL’s annual measure of lifelong learning. The national CLI average for 2010 is 75; the same as it was in 2009.
In addition, Canada’s progress during the five years of the CLI has been modest: from a benchmark score of 73 in 2006 to 75 in 2010—an average increase of only 0.3 points per year.
This is the fifth annual composite index measuring progress in learning across the life cycle in Canada. Every city, town or rural community in Canada will be able to access information on their learning performance. A high CLI score shows strong learning conditions for a community. A low score shows the opposite.
The only tool of its kind in the world, the CLI measures learning conditions in more than 4,500 cities, towns and rural communities across Canada and is based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community.
More on the 2010 CLI »
Maclean's showcases CLI as part of its third annual Smart Cities issue
For the third consecutive year Maclean's has turned the spotlight on the Composite Learning Index, making it the May 20 cover story and the basis of their annual Smart Cities feature. The six-page feature is on stands now and is also available online. Go to Maclean's Smart Cities 2010 »
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