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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 July 2010 EI releases global study on Early Childhood Education
The EI Early Childhood Education (ECE) Task Force has released a global study investigating ECE policies, systems, programmes and activities across the world.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 July 2010 Jobs, Migration and Education
Education was a significant talking point during the BBC World Debate broadcast last week from the OECD in Paris. The question put by presenter Nik Gowing was whether migration should be seen not as taking scarce jobs but rather as a source of scarce skills.
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Standards and working conditions 15 July 2010 Teachers out of pocket for classroom essentials
A survey carried out by the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) has discovered that in the 2008-09 school year each Canadian teacher paid out from their own pocket an average of $453 for essential classroom materials or class-related activities.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 July 2010 See BBC World News debate, 10-11 July, on Migration and Investment in Education
Marking the release by the OECD of two major reports on Employment and Migration, BBC presenter Nik Gowing put the question “Is migration the answer?”
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Standards and working conditions 8 July 2010 Kenya: Teacher shortage to be recognised a national disaster
EI affiliate in Kenya, the Kenyan National Union of Teachers (KNUT), urged “the government to declare the shortage of teachers a national disaster,” reported the national newspaper Daily Nation.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 July 2010 Teachers and students join to promote student-centered learning
As part of its ongoing project with the European Students’ Union (ESU), EI organised a training seminar on student-centered learning (SCL) recently from 1-4 July in Sliema, Malta.
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Union renewal and development 6 July 2010 G20/G8 Summit Declarations: Governments agree to disagree
The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have drafted a joint evaluation on the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ meeting.
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Trade union rights are human rights 6 July 2010 Teacher unions advocate for quality education and trade union rights at the European Social Forum
Education international and the European Trade Union Committee for Education were represented at the European Social Forum (ESF) and presented the EI/ETUCE work on various topics.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 July 2010 Chilean union president gets help on charter school issue
At the Global Education Summit, sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA), education union delegates from around the world joined by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and Vice-President Lily Eskelsen to discuss efforts to improve public education.
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Standards and working conditions 2 July 2010 Education leaders unite for global summit
More than 9,000 delegates have gathered in New Orleans, USA, for the Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA) - one of EI's largest affiliate members in America.
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Union renewal and development 2 July 2010 Annual meeting of EI Regional Coordinators with Head Office staff takes place in Brussels
All of the EI regional coordinators were in Brussels this week for the now annual get together with their counterparts in Head Office.
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Union renewal and development 1 July 2010 Iraq: Cooperation delivers quality training for Iraqi teachers
A long planned programme for training and development of teacher trade unionism in Iraq has begun under the expert guidance of NASUWT, an EI affiliate in Britain.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 June 2010 Defending independent teacher unionism in Georgia
An EI mission visited Georgia on 22-23 June 2010 with the aim of encouraging the Government to refrain from harassing EFSTUG, the EI member organization in Georgia, and to enter into collective bargaining as recommended by the ILO.
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Union renewal and development 29 June 2010 Iran : European Commission supports trade unionists
Responding to a joint International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)/Education International (EI) letter to Catherine Ashton, the High Representative /Vice President of the European Commission, the European organisation reiterates its support to trade unionists in Iran.
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Union renewal and development 26 June 2010 Union of Palestinian Teachers mourn loss of senior figure
The International Secretary of the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPTs), Hazem Nasri Qumsieh, has died at the age of 55.
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Union renewal and development 25 June 2010 Education for All success at ITUC World Congress
The 2nd ITUC World Congress, taking place in Vancouver from 21–25 June, has closed with a firm resolve to struggle for the attainment of quality public services and education for all, as a key part of the strategy to exit the global economic crisis.
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Union renewal and development 24 June 2010 Call for G20 to promote quality education with qualified teachers
The presidents of Education International and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) have called on the G20 to support a new global partnership for teacher education and professional development.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 June 2010 Turkish trade unionists' trial continues
Education International has sent a strongly worded statement of solidarity to teacher colleagues from Egitim Sen and KESK in Turkey after the third hearing of their court case took place on 22 June.
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