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News 14 February 2025
United States: Education unions rally to oppose Trump education policies

The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are mobilizing against the education policies of the new Trump administration which include abolishing the crucial Department of Education, giving access to the private data of millions to an unaccountable billionaire, and expanding private education at the expense...
United States: Education unions rally to oppose Trump education policies
News 14 February 2025
A call for reform in Iraqi Kurdistan’s education system

A pressing and persistent issue has been brought to light by the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU): The excessive number of holidays in the academic calendar has significantly disrupted the educational process, leaving both teachers and students struggling to keep up with the curriculum.
A call for reform in Iraqi Kurdistan’s education system
News 13 February 2025
Education International solidarity powers Teachers' Empowerment Initiative in Lebanon

With generous financial contributions from Education International (EI) member organisations across the world, four EI teacher unions in Lebanon have been able to provide vital assistance to distressed and displaced unionised teachers and develop trainings to psychologically support teachers and students.
Education International solidarity powers Teachers' Empowerment Initiative in Lebanon
Worlds of Education 12 February 2025
Nordic academic freedom under threat

Jon W. Iddeng

All democratic societies rely on facts and scientific evidence for societal decision-making. Academic freedom ensures that researchers and educators at universities can provide this evidence. These institutions have a special responsibility to meet society's need for basic, curiosity-driven research, to maintain a broad knowledge readiness, and to serve as a...
Nordic academic freedom under threat
News 12 February 2025
Defending academic freedom: Higher education unions mobilise against escalating attacks

Across the world, governments, right-wing pressure groups, conservative and religious organisations, and corporate interests are escalating their attacks on academic freedom. Efforts to censor curricula, restrict research, and erode institutional autonomy are increasing, and political harassment of educators is becoming more widespread.
Defending academic freedom: Higher education unions mobilise against escalating attacks
News 12 February 2025
United States: Education unions denounce Trump's attacks on students, teachers, schools, academic freedom, civil rights, public education, democracy, and even school lunches for vulnerable children

Educators in the United States are standing up to an avalanche of measures by the new administration of President Donald Trump, who has put privatization, dismantling the Department of Education, attacking immigrant students and families, abolishing civil rights, and restricting academic freedom at the core of his education agenda.
United States: Education unions denounce Trump's attacks on students, teachers, schools, academic freedom, civil rights, public education, democracy, and even school lunches for vulnerable children