Literacy groups demand Conservatives restore cuts
Updated Wed. Oct. 4 2006 11:13 PM ET
Canadian Press
OTTAWA -- Literacy groups are demanding that the federal government restore the $17.7 million cut from adult literacy programs -- and then some.
The Harper Conservatives announced the cuts recently as part of a plan to slash $1 billion in federal spending.
The cuts have sent shock waves through the learning community, said Wendy DesBrisay with the Movement for Canadian Literacy.
"The cuts will decimate the infrastructure built co-operatively by all levels of government and the literacy community and will set us back years in our ability to meet the literacy challenges of Canadians,'' DesBrisay told a news conference on Wednesday.
The money was cut from programs that provided outreach to potential learners, professional development for educators, curriculum development and research.
The Tories explain the cuts by saying they want to focus instead on teaching children to read and write, Treasury Board President John Baird said last week.
He noted that governments need to use the $20 billion they already spend on educating younger Canadians more effectively .
"This is repair work after the fact,'' Baird said of adult literacy programs.
"We've got to (have a) much greater focus on ensuring we get it right from the get-go, with the first $20 billion, rather than doing it after the fact.''
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Being Literate Is Important
The illiteracy rates in North America are a disgrace considering the amount of money that is spent on education so it begs the question why are educators failing. Could it be because education is more about bricks and mortar and power struggles rather than about educating the kids.? Or could it be something as simple as their are individuals who just can't cut it and they don't make the extra effort to overcome their weakness. As far as the cuts by the tories once again it seems this is funding that seems to be going for administration rather than actual one on one with a student.
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