YELLOWKNIFE (April 19, 2012) – Premier Bob McLeod is today announcing the retirement of Mr. Dan Daniels as Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE).

YELLOWKNIFE, NT (April 18, 2012) – The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE), received support from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo for the Aboriginal Student Achievement (ASA) Education Plan.

YELLOWKNIFE (April 17, 2012) -- On Wednesday, April 4^th, 2012, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Fédération franco-ténoise (FFT) Consultation/Cooperation Committee successfully concluded the initial draft of the Strategic Plan on French Language Communications and Services (the Strategic Plan).

Yellowknife, le mardi 3 avril 2012 – Le ministère de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation a officiellement inauguré le Secrétariat aux affaires francophones, ce matin, dans ses bureaux de l’édifice Diamond Plaza.

YELLOWKNIFE (April 3, 2012) – The Department of Education, Culture and Employment officially opened the Francophone Affairs Secretariat this morning at its location in the Diamond Plaza. 

FORT RESOLUTION (March 30, 2012) – Elders stood proudly in the gymnasium of Deninu School with dozens of hardcover English/Chipewyan dictionaries on Monday, March 26.

Students addressed the crowd in Chipewyan during the launch, welcoming community members and thanking Elders for their contributions to the dictionary project.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 28, 2012) – The first Dene languages apps for iPhones and similar devices will be available for free download on the iTunes store in late April.

“I am very pleased to be announcing the launch of this important tool,” said Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.  “We must ensure that our languages are preserved and revitalized for generations to come.  Engaging our youth in learning their traditional languages through this new technology is a progressive and encouraging step.”

YELLOWKNIFE (March 27, 2012) – The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, met with representatives of the Aboriginal Languages Revitalization Board last week.

YELLOWKNIFE (March 23, 2012) – At the Heart of It, the seventh book in The Land is Our Storybook series, was launched at the Prince Of Wales Northern Heritage Centre with authors Mindy Willett and Raymond Taniton. 

YELLOWKNIFE (February 28, 2012) – The Northwest Territories results for the 2011 Alberta Achievement Tests (AAT), Functional Grade Levels (FGL) and attendance were released today.

“The results are important indicators that help us track student performance and the success of the education system in the Northwest Territories,” says the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Jackson Lafferty. “We are able to spot areas of concern and address them.”