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News 21 October 2025 No Kings: Educators and activists rally against the Trump administration in one of the largest protests in U.S. history
Over 7 million people took to the streets of the United States on October 18 to protest the country’s authoritarian slide under Donald Trump. Organised by a civil society coalition that includes Education International member organisations the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), No Kings...
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News 16 October 2025 At COP30 and every day, education unions are committed to advancing climate education and climate justice
Ahead of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP 30), which will take place in Brazil in November 2025, education unionists came together to discuss the priorities of the global education union movement for this event, as well as the way forward beyond COP30.
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News 16 October 2025 Building collective power to defend academic freedom
Academic freedom faces systematic assault worldwide. From arrests and imprisonment in authoritarian states to witch-hunts and curriculum censorship in democracies, the fundamental right to pursue knowledge freely is under threat across all contexts.
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News 13 October 2025 Vanuatu: Union Strengthening and Awareness-Raising on Life Protection Skills in the Context of Climate Change
On 17 December 2024, a powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, leaving a trail of destruction across the island of Efate. Entire communities were shaken to their core as most buildings, including a significant number of classrooms, collapsed or were severely damaged. For many schools, this disaster...
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News 12 October 2025 2025 World Teachers’ Day: Together for Teachers, Together for the Future
Demonstrations, calls for increased investment in quality, inclusive education systems and educators, poems, dances, and more. On October 5th, 2025, education unions celebrated World Teachers’ Day, around the globe.
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News 10 October 2025 Teachers and their unions use innovative and empowering approaches to ensure the right to education for girls in all their diversity
Marking the International Day of the Girl Child
On the International Day of the Girl Child and every day, educators around the world are fully committed to advancing girls’ rights through education.
Teachers and their unions use innovative and empowering approaches to ensure the right to education for girls in all their diversity