Education and Literacy

Why Education and Literacy are important to poverty reduction: Education and literacy are the building blocks to future sustainability. This could include child, youth and adult education and literacy English as a second language (ESL), newcomers, access and affordability and essential skills.

Education and Literacy Research and Resources:

• The impact of poverty on educational outcomes for children
• BC Teachers: A note from your teachers
• Poverty & Inequality: A report from People for Education
• From Poverty to Prosperity: Literacy’s Impact on Canada’s Economic Success
• Excellence in Literacy Foundation: Canada’s Illiteracy Crisis

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