Monthly Archives:: November 2011

A literacy scheme founded by country and western singer Dolly Parton has been launched in Cardiff. Staff at Cadwyn Housing Association will run the Cardiff Imagination Library as the first of its kind in Wales, which allows children of all ages and abilities to gain access to a free book every month, Wales Online reports…. Read more »

Mariachi music native to Mexico has received international recognition which will go some way towards preserving the well-known songs and styles of the country. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), paid homage to the traditional form of music and said it has become a large part of national identity. Mexican officials applied… Read more »

A lack of basic literacy among young people leaving school is costing them valuable opportunities to get a job in the future, according to the latest reports. Incorrect grammar and bad spelling are among the main problems restricting youth employment and education, director of CBI Scotland Iain McMillan has warned. Speaking to teachers, politicians and… Read more »

Mexican officials have sent some of their children abroad in a bid to keep them safe from increasingly high levels of violence from drug cartels. The governor of Sinaloa state, home to Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, admitted yesterday (November 24th) that his three young children are living in another country for their safety. Mario… Read more »

The Get London Reading childhood literacy campaign is continuing to gain momentum as one royal gives it her seal of approval. Following commendation from European commissioner for education Androulla Vassiliou earlier this month, the initiative – which sets out to encourage more youngsters to read in school dash has been praised by Princess Laurentien of… Read more »

Mexican officials are to conduct an investigation into alleged drug cartel briberies designed to make citizens vote for political candidates. [The] Associated Press reported that prosecutors announced on November 22nd that a formal review of taped phone conversations in which a gang leader [purportedly] threatened residents of a town is to be undertaken. In the… Read more »

More schoolchildren are dropping academic subjects such as English literature in favour of easier vocational subjects, according to a recent survey. A charity set up by the Prince of Wales, The Prince's Teaching Institute (PTI), conducted a survey and found that the number of children taking the literacy subject at GCSE level has fallen by… Read more »

The drug war in Mexico is getting worse and the battle between the police and gangs has reached unstoppable proportions, according to one commentator. Friedemann Schirrmeister, an analyst at the Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research in Germany, said on Monsters and Critics News: "The war can't be won with military force alone. Plenty of… Read more »