Education leaders call for urgent action to address global crisis in the teaching profession
Building momentum for public education in the Pacific
Education as a driving force for self-determination, equity, and the reclamation of knowledge systems
From private failures to public futures: Why FFD4 must Go Public
Over 1,880 children brought back to school thanks to education unions working to end child labour
As war escalates, Education International calls for peace, dialogue, and respect for the right to education
Historic Santiago Consensus puts teachers at heart of education transformation
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News 29 August 2025 Historic Santiago Consensus puts teachers at heart of education transformation
World Summit on Teachers delivers comprehensive framework demanding sustainable investment in teaching profession
Ministers, teacher unions and education leaders meeting at the World Summit on Teachers in Chile have adopted the Santiago Consensus, a comprehensive framework that commits governments to address the global shortage of 50 million teachers through concrete policy action.
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News 21 August 2025 Education leaders call for urgent action to address global crisis in the teaching profession
World Summit on Teachers presents roadmap to address 50 global million teacher shortage and fully fund public education
SANTIAGO, CHILE – As ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August 2025, the global teaching profession faces an unprecedented recruitment and retention crisis. The world needs 50 million more teachers by 2030 across early childhood, primary and secondary education, yet...
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News 21 August 2025 World Summit on Teachers: 50 million teachers are needed now. Education leaders call for action!
Santiago de Chile | 28-29 August 2025
📺 Watch the Summit live! From recommendations to action 18 months after the UN recommendations on the teaching profession, world leaders and Education International representatives gather in Santiago de Chile to confront an unprecedented crisis. Without immediate action on recruitment, retention, and genuine social dialogue, the right to education remains...
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News 21 August 2025 Communications toolkit for the World Summit on Teachers
The World Summit on Teachers is an unprecedented opportunity for the world to move from words to action on education. You can follow it live here. As ministers and education leaders prepare to convene for the World Summit on Teachers (WST) on 28-29 August, the global teaching profession faces an...
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News 19 August 2025 Go Public: trade unions build mutual strength by sharing their campaign experiences
Mobilising the teaching profession, and communities as a whole. For two and a half years, education unions around the world have been engaged in the global Go Public! Fund Education campaign launched by Education International (EI). A number of them have shared best practices and examples of successful trade union...
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News 19 August 2025 Building momentum for public education in the Pacific
Education unions from across the Pacific region – Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa and Vanuatu – met to address the ongoing worldwide teacher shortages, calling governments and international institutions to prioritize public education and invest in teachers, echoing the United Nations (UN) recommendations on the teaching profession .
Building momentum for public education in the Pacific