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Equity and inclusion 16 December 2016 International Migrants Day: EI Calls for the protection of the human rights of migrants
To commemorate International Migrants Day, Education International calls upon governments, the UN and the international community to defend, protect and promote the human rights of all migrants, migrant children, workers, teachers, educators and their families.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 December 2016 Textbooks must pave the way to sustainable development
A new policy paper calls on governments to urgently revise the content of their textbooks in line with the core values of the new UN Sustainable Development Agenda.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 December 2016 Caribbean teachers expose failing school infrastructure
Education unions reveal that the neglect of school building maintenance, inadequate sanitary facilities, mould infested classrooms, crumbling asbestos rooftops, and unprotected power lines are creating serious health and safety hazards in Caribbean schools.
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Equity and inclusion 15 December 2016 Teaching resources to support immigrant and refugee students in Canada
The Alberta Teachers' Association has produced in partnership with the Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation, a series of teaching resources to support immigrant and refugee students. Each guide focuses on a specific community (Arab, Karen, Somali and South Sudanese students). It provides teachers with information concerning the students' cultural background and...
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Equity and inclusion 15 December 2016 NUT helps schools welcome refugee children
The NUT (England and Wales) has produced a Guide for schools entitled ‘Welcoming Refugee Children to Your School’. It can be downloaded from the NUT website or printed copies are available by emailing [email protected] . The Guide advocates a whole school community approach which includes students and parents as well...
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Equity and inclusion 14 December 2016 Education flag flown at the Global Forum on Migration and Development
The Global Forum on Migration and Development provided education unions with a great opportunity to highlight the key role that education plays in the integrating migrants.
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Leading the profession 14 December 2016 Global education community reacts to latest PISA report
The release of the OECD’s 2015 PISA report has the education community around the world abuzz, and Education International’s affiliates and partners have shared their wide spectrum of views in response.
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Union renewal and development 13 December 2016 The future is now: Education International hits the airwaves
EdVoices, EI’s new series of podcasts, brings news and analysis from around the world closer than ever to teachers, educators, policy experts, and all those interested in learning more about education.
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Equity and inclusion 12 December 2016 New UNESCO and UN Women resource aims to end school-related gender-based violence
As part of this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, UNESCO and UN Women have released a new Global Guidance on addressing school-related gender-based violence.
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Union growth 12 December 2016 Human rights education goes beyond physical and linguistic borders
On the heels of International Human Rights Day, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ education programme Speak Truth to Power has launched a free online course for Spanish speakers.
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Union renewal and development 9 December 2016 Communicators build bridges in Belgrade
Communications experts from EI’s member organisations are meeting in Belgrade for two days of strategic planning and learning on everything related to communications, from geo-targeting to linking advocacy to effective messaging.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 December 2016 UNESCO set for European launch of latest report on global education
To put the focus on fundamental societal changes needed to achieve global development goals, the new Global Education Monitoring Report is set to be officially released in Brussels.
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Union growth 8 December 2016 Niger: united teachers demand that government fulfil its promises
For the first time ever, education trade unions in Niger have called for a national strike to demand the integration of contract teachers into the civil service, and the payment of wage arrears.
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Union renewal and development 7 December 2016 Refugee education the focus as the ETUCE launches first day of conference
With a full slate of resolutions to be adopted, the first day of the European Trade Union Committee for Education Conference turned to the plight of refugees in Europe.
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Union growth 6 December 2016 Education, Human Rights, and Tolerance
To celebrate International Human Rights Day, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen says we must look to the instruments of the United Nations and its agencies that enshrine those rights in international law and culture.
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Union renewal and development 6 December 2016 PISA: strong on equity, but weak on positive teacher policy
The OECD’s 2015 PISA contains a range of strong and positive proposals on equity, tackling disadvantage and on the promotion of science teaching, but fails to adopt a coherent narrative on positive teacher policy.
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Equity and inclusion 5 December 2016 Valuable resources to fight gender-based violence released
In the framework of the 16 Days of activism against gender-based violence campaign, UN Women has published a ‘Package of essentials for addressing violence against women’ aimed at advocates, programmers and policy makers.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 4 December 2016 New study dismantles mirage of ‘low-fee’ private schools
A new report looks into the operations of Bridge International Academies in Kenya and uncovers the reality behind the private for-profit provider’s claims to offer ‘affordable’ quality education.
New study dismantles mirage of ‘low-fee’ private schools