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Climate action and literacy 8 January 2021 “Can 2021 be the Critical Year for Climate Change Mobilisation?”, by Susan Hopgood.
Susan Hopgood
As we enter 2021 and wish each other a Happy New Year, the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines is a good reason for optimism regarding humanity’s most immediate threat. Unfortunately, when it comes to our most urgent long-term danger – climate change – there is no vaccine, no bright path before...
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Climate action and literacy 4 October 2020 #WorldTeachersDay | Lessons from the Pandemic: “Unleashing the transformative power of education”, by Camilla Croso.
Camilla Croso
In his seminal text "Pedagogy of the Oppressed", Brazilian scholar Paulo Freire writes, “Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.” I believe this encapsulates education’s transformative power. It is only...
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Climate action and literacy 18 September 2020 Education has a role to play in highlighting facts of climate change
As the impacts of climate change are being felt globally, Education International says teachers must be free to teach the facts of this issue
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Climate action and literacy 24 January 2020 “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace”, by Susan Hopgood.
Susan Hopgood
What is more exciting than helping a child discover the joy of learning and begin a life of exploration. What could be more important to the future than helping to understand and embrace the values that anchor decent, fair and democratic societies and that develop a resistance to hatred, bigotry,...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 September 2019 “Governments, Fulfil Your Promises: Make Climate Change Education Universal Now!”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
It was a historic moment when in 2015 UN member states adopted a progressive agenda for a better world, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Central to the SDGs was the important (albeit overdue) recognition that social and economic development cannot be pursued without taking into account their environmental impact. That...
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28 August 2019 Education: a powerful tool for combatting climate change.
A Guide For Education Unions And Educators.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 August 2019 “G20: no long-lasting change without education”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
The G20 Labour and Employment Ministerial meeting here in Japan is an opportunity to reflect. EI and other Global Unions are participating in the Labour 20 – L20 which represents the interests of workers at the G20 level. It importantly unites trade unions across G20 countries and our Global Union...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 July 2019 “Climate change action: organising to win”, by Adam Lincoln.
Adam Lincoln
As education trade unionists gather together for the 8th EI World Congress, it is clear that working people and students are on the front lines of climate change. Already 83 million climate-related refugees have fled from disaster. 72 million jobs are threatened. Climate change affects our brothers and sisters –...
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Standards and working conditions 14 March 2019 “Success comes only to those countries that invest in education”, by Olli Luukkainen and David Edwards.
Olli Luukkainen, David Edwards
Humanity is faced with many threats including climate change and threats to the environment. A vision is needed for these problems to be solved. Changing lifestyles and consumption habits can contribute to solving these problems but at the heart of helping humanity to survive is education, training and research.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 March 2019 "Let´s work together – Looking forward to ISTP 2019 in Finland", by Anders Rusk
Anders Rusk
We received good news in the beginning of autumn 2018 when we were told that Finland was appointed host country for the International Summit on the Teaching Profession 2019. This was something we in the Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö, OAJ, had lobbied, for before, without success. We are proud to contribute to...
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Climate action and literacy 20 December 2018 COP24: an important but insufficient agreement
Although it appreciates a useful action plan adopted by governments after the 24th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Education International calls for further action, including climate change education in national school curricula.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 December 2018 SDG4 & education for sustainable development: Why we should celebrate an apparent failure? By Antonia Wulff
Antonia Wulff
The expert group in charge of the SDG indicators rejected the proposed measurement strategy for target 4.7 on education for sustainable development, human rights and global citizenship. A dramatic turn in the SDGs serial but is it really as disastrous as it seems? And what does this mean in practice?
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Standards and working conditions 11 September 2018 Education at a Glance: Big data can help union advocacy
The relationship between education and equity is the focus of this year’s ‘Education at a Glance’ (EAG) report.
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Climate action and literacy 7 June 2018 EDD2018: Gender issues in education highlighted
Education International’s representatives have stressed the need to eradicate violence in and around schools and other educational settings, and recruit and retain more women to the teaching profession at this year’s European Development Days.
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Climate action and literacy 1 February 2018 International prize on education for sustainable development: Open for nominations
Education International is encouraging affiliates to enter nominations for the 2018 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development.
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Climate action and literacy 5 December 2017 Strengthening trade unions’ capacity to represent teachers and education personnel worldwide
Education International’s annual Development Cooperation meeting puts the focus on strengthening the capacity to speak with a strong and united voice for educators and education personnel.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 December 2017 Finland: role of quality education system acknowledged during celebrations of country’s centenary
As the centenary of Finland’s independence is celebrated, teacher unionists reiterate that education is a crucial part of the glue holding the country together and that it gave, and still will give it, a bright, prosperous and sustainable future.
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Climate action and literacy 23 November 2017 UN climate conference produces an underwhelming outcome
Education International joins the international trade union movement in deeply lamenting the fact that the 23rd United Nations climate change conference did not keep its promises despite the urgent climate emergency.
UN climate conference produces an underwhelming outcome