YELLOWKNIFE (February 6, 2012) – The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, has declared February 6^th to 10^th, 2012 as Apprenticeship Week in the Northwest Territories.

YELLOWKNIFE (January 26, 2012) – Learning in everyday life is this year’s theme for Family Literacy Day on Friday, January 27^th.  Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, the Honourable Jackson Lafferty, encourages families in the Northwest Territories to take time to remember that literacy includes much more than just reading and writing.

YELLOWKNIFE (January 23, 2012) – The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) reopened its doors to the public on Saturday. A chimney fire damaged a small area inside the building on Boxing Day.

YELLOWKNIFE (January 6, 2012) – The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) reopened the NWT Archives yesterday after a chimney fire damaged a small area inside the building on Boxing Day.

December 14, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment supports community-based teacher education programming, which provides increased access to students across the Northwest Territories. Graduates of these programs will increase the number of Aboriginal educators in our school system.

December 12, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories Student Financial Assistance program last underwent a substantial redesign in the fall of 2000.  Since then, it has periodically been reviewed internally, resulting in increases to some benefits, such as tuition and book allowances, repayable loan monthly limits and the lifetime loan limit.

December 9, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, towards the end of the 16^th Assembly, I tabled the Aboriginal Student Achievement Education Plan. It was developed after broad consultation, and aims to eliminate the education gap between Aboriginal and other students.  I am pleased to say that Aboriginal and education leaders endorsed the plan by signing the Education Partnership Declaration.

December 8, 2011 – Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will be at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre today to open the Hunters of the Alpine Ice exhibit.

September 28, 2011 - An odd mob of readers suddenly appeared outside the Greenstone Building for Yellowknife’s first ever Reading Flash Mob to celebrate NWT Literacy Week.

Readers, ranging from a daycare class of 4 and 5 year olds to office workers, public servants and passing pedestrians read with linked arms in front of the Greenstone Building to demonstrate their passion for reading.

September 27, 2011 - Recipients of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award and the Ministerial Literacy Awards, including a Youth Learner Literacy Award were honoured today during an Adult Learners’ Luncheon in Yellowknife.

Sylvia Clement - Council of the Federation Literacy Award is given to an adult learner has overcome obstacles and demonstrated outstanding progress in the pursuit of literacy skills in any of the NWT official languages.