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Union renewal and development 5 July 2014 United States: three women to lead NEA
The National Education Association (NEA) has elected a new leadership during its 93rd Representative Assembly in Denver, Colorado. Women with Latino and African American backgrounds hold the three top positions.
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Leading the profession 4 July 2014 NEA launches campaign to end toxic testing
The campaign for equity and against toxic testing is preparing to narrow its focus to target assessments and develop real accountability systems to improve education in the United States.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 July 2014 Who says school isn’t creative? Mauritian students embrace learning through the arts
Educators on the Indian Ocean island nation are turning to creativity and the arts as a way to better engage and provide greater opportunities for students with learning difficulties.
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Standards and working conditions 3 July 2014 Norwegian teachers say enough is enough, kick-off July by hitting the picket lines
Classes may not be in session, but members of Union of Education Norway are making sure their powerful message is heard no matter the season.
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Standards and working conditions 3 July 2014 Norwegian teachers say enough is enough, kick-off July by hitting the picket lines
Classes may not be in session, but for members of Union of Education Norway, they’re making sure their powerful message is heard no matter the season.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 July 2014 EI joins the NEA’s Rocky Mountain high party
When nearly 9,000 educators get together in the middle of the summer from all over the United States, free of classroom discipline and lesson plan prep, you know it’s going to be a good party.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 July 2014 Transforming global citizenship from a buzzword into reality
Being labelled a trend is common with music, clothes, and regrettable hairstyles, but when it comes to education trends can have a greater impact than an embarrassing high school graduation photo.
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Equity and inclusion 1 July 2014 Fiji Teachers Union tackles child labour with education
The World Day Against Child Labour threw the spotlight on Fiji, where collective efforts between unions and the International Labour Organization are aiming to use quality education to curb the country’s growing problem.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 July 2014 Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) is a threat to quality education
Last week, Wikileaks released the secret draft text of the TiSA annex on financial services that has highlighted concerns about how the deal will be used to deregulate the financial sector at a time when stricter rules are needed to avoid a repeat of the recent crisis. Read ETUCE's Press...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 July 2014 New EURYDICE Report - Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe
'Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe – 2014 Edition' highlights crucial access and quality issues concerning education and care of the youngest children in 32 European countries (37 education systems).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 July 2014 Better vocational training options lead to reduce early school leaving
Early findings of a Europe-wide Cedefop study of the effect of vocational education and training (VET) on the dropout rate reveal that this effect is largely positive. In countries where vocational pathways account for a large share of education and training, rates of early school leaving are below the EU...
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 July 2014 Health and Safety Framework 2014-2020
The new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work, presented by the European Commission in June, identifies seven strategic objectives for the years 2014-2020. It proposes key actions and instruments for promoting workers’ health and safety in Europe.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 July 2014 Search for missing Israeli students ends in tragedy
It is with shock and sadness that Education International learnt of the deaths of three Israeli students abducted on 12 June as they travelled home from school.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 June 2014 Statement: Critical time for security to be restored for all citizens in Iraq
Education International expresses concern about the rapidly deteriorating security situation and mounting sectarian violence, within Iraq and beyond its borders.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 June 2014 Teacher survey shows American educators feel unappreciated, overworked
Despite revealing that American teachers love their jobs, data from the latest OECD study also reveals that only a minority of those surveyed feel they are valued by society.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 June 2014 Japan: TALIS highlights need for education investment
The Japan Teachers’ Union (JTU) has reaffirmed the need for high quality education and training for teachers in Japan. The move follows the launch of the latest Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) report published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Tokyo on 25 June.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 June 2014 Donors make record-setting pledges of $28.5 billion to fund education
Expectations were blown out of the water today in Brussels as historic financial commitments were made toward funding education in the world’s poorest countries that will help provide a quality education for millions of children.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 June 2014 Governments make record-setting pledges of $26 billion to fund education
Expectations were blown out of the water today in Brussels as historic financial commitments were made toward funding education in the world’s poorest countries that will help provide a quality education for millions of children.
Governments make record-setting pledges of $26 billion to fund education