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News 25 February 2025
Go Public! Underfunding threatens Nordic education systems

Despite their reputation for strong public education systems, Nordic countries in Europe are facing increasing inequalities, teacher shortages, and creeping privatisation. As governments shift the financial burden onto municipalities, schools are forced to compete with other public services for resources.
Go Public! Underfunding threatens Nordic education systems
Worlds of Education 24 February 2025
Fired for speaking up against a dictatorial Vice Chancellor

Tamara Osborne-Naikatini

Working as a Biology lecturer at the University of the South Pacific (USP) has always been a labour of love for me. Spread over thousands of kilometers of oceanic expanse and hundreds of lush tropical islands, spanning twelve countries in the (generally) South Pacific region, the university’s domain is truly...
Fired for speaking up against a dictatorial Vice Chancellor
News 24 February 2025
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education International strongly condemns the escalation of violence

As violence intensifies in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the situation of those displaced worsens, Education International (EI) expresses its support for and solidarity with its member organisations in the country: the National Education and Scientific Research Union (Centrale de l’Éducation Nationale et de...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education International strongly condemns the escalation of violence
News 21 February 2025
Mexico: Caring for water, like education, is everyone's task

In a country where water scarcity is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (National Union of Education Workers-SNTE) has taken a proactive stance. The union's campaign, ¡El agua es vida, el agua se agota! (Water is life, Water runs out!), launched in 2024,...
Mexico: Caring for water, like education, is everyone's task
News 21 February 2025
Palestine: International solidarity strengthens early childhood educators’ professional skills and their union

With the purpose of enhancing the professional skills of early childhood educators in Palestine, the General Union of Workers in Kindergarten and Private Schools (GUWKPS) organized a series of four union-sponsored, half-day workshops focused on “trauma-informed education.” This training for Palestinian kindergarten teachers, focused on providing them with tools to...
Palestine: International solidarity strengthens early childhood educators’ professional skills and their union
News 20 February 2025
A promising future for education in Senegal: tackling the teacher shortage

Faced with a serious shortage of teachers in the country, Senegalese education unions affiliated to Education International, grouped within the Union Syndicale pour une Éducation de Qualité (USEQ) – a trade union coalition for quality education – welcomes the government’s decision to recruit graduates into the profession on an immediate...
A promising future for education in Senegal: tackling the teacher shortage