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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 September 2012 UK: Government should stop playing politics with international students
The University and College Union (UCU), one of EI’s national affiliates, is publicising a petition to support international students at the London Metropolitan University (LMU) who have been affected by the last month decision of the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to revoke the Tier 4 licence of the LMU.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 September 2012 U.K.: Education unions react to GCSE results
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), the National Union of Teachers (NUT), and the University and College Union (UCU), three EI’s national affiliates, have commented on the publication of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results. The GCSE is an academic qualification awarded in a...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 September 2012 Slovakia: Unionists strike over unacceptable budget proposal
The Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science of Slovakia (OZ PŠaV), one of EI’s national affiliates, embarked on a one-day strike on 13 September. It is dissatisfied with the Government’s 2013 budget proposal and fiscal roadmap for 2014-15, which do not address the presently unsustainable situation in education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 September 2012 Brazil: March to strengthen public education
On 5 September, over 10,000 protesters took to the streets of Brasilia and other Brazilian states under the banner: Independence equals quality education and decent work. They demanded the strengthening of public education through the approval in 2012 of the National Plan for Education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 September 2012 US: Teachers in Chicago strike over pay and evaluation changes
As many as 6,000 US teachers are facing potential dismissal due to recent education reforms that were passed in Chicago, a city which houses the third-largest public school district in the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 September 2012 Latest OECD report shows need to invest in education in times of crisis
EI has reacted to the launch of the latest Education at a Glance (EaG) by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This report states its case for a public investment in education, arguing that the gap between well-educated and poorly educated persons has widened as a result of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 7 September 2012 Bahrain: Grave concerns about teacher unionists in detention
In view of the final appeals hearing in the cases of Bahraini teacher unionists Mahdi Abu Dheeb and Jalila Al Salman, there is growing concern that harsh earlier sentences, will be upheld by the appeals court - as in another ruling against Bahraini activists earlier this week.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 September 2012 International Literacy Day: reading changes lives!
International Literacy Day on 8 September is a reminder that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning. At EI, the 46th celebration of this Day, focusing this year on “Peace through Literacy”, is eagerly anticipated.
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Equity and inclusion 6 September 2012 Iran: education union defends gender equity in access to university
EI’s affiliate, the Cooperative Council of Iranian Teachers Trade Associations, CCITTA, has condemned the new Iranian legislation denying female students access to higher education.
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Standards and working conditions 6 September 2012 Kenya: deadlock in union talks on strike over pay
The Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), two of EI’s national affiliates, began their strike over pay on Monday, 3 September. Teachers defied a court decision declaring their strike illegal and asserted educators’ right to strike. Following their strike, unions...
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Standards and working conditions 5 September 2012 South Africa: increasing workload for school principals
The President of the South African Education Union (SAOU), Dr. Jopie Breed, has expressed concern about the declining capacity of South African’s schools to successfully meet the country’s need for quality schooling.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 September 2012 Peru: teachers seek fair treatment and rights
EI’s affiliate in Peru, Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores de la Educación del Perú (SUTEP), has called for an indefinite national strike from 5 September. SUTEP decided to call the strike after months of attempted negotiation without result on its claims for basic labour rights.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 September 2012 Australia: Union rebukes Abbot’s attack on public schools
The Australian Education Union (AEU), one of EI’s national affiliates, has strongly rejected the claims by Opposition leader Tony Abbott that public schools are overfunded in comparison with private schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 3 September 2012 Germany: Long journeys to school undermine education
Long journeys to school caused by the closing of local schools have a negative impact on students’ health and on their education achievement levels. That’s one of the conclusions of the latest study on absenteeism undertaken by the scientific Institute of the German health care insurance company AOK, highlighted by...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 August 2012 EI members in the Commonwealth call for holistic education for all
The Commonwealth Teachers’ Group (CTG), a grouping of EI member organisations in the Commonwealth, has called for holistic education, catering for the diverse needs of all students.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 August 2012 U.S.A.: Education unionists celebrate Labour Day
The American Federation of teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), EI’s national affiliates, honour all workers countrywide on Monday 3 September, U.S. Labour Day.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 August 2012 Spain: Reforms promote student segregation
The school year will open in Spain with a heated debate about new educational reforms, imposed by government decree. Trade unions argue that the reform measures will promote early student segregation, bring private enterprise methods into public schools, and militate against “better quality in education”.
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Union growth 29 August 2012 Tanzania: Strike cancelled amid calls for negotiation
The Tanzania Teachers’ Union (TTU) has called off its strike over teachers’ pay, after a High Court ruling found the countrywide action unlawful. The TTU made its decision in order to encourage bilateral discussions with the government to settle its case.
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