Articles from Sweden
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 June 2017 The CETA’s “Investment Court System”: A Supreme Tribunal to Protect the Wealth of Foreign Nationals
Gus Van Harten
Imagine if governments proposed a supreme tribunal for the world. The tribunal would have the power to review anything countries can do in their sovereign role. It could review countries’ laws and regulations at any level. It could review the judgments of their highest courts.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 May 2017 Constructing Teachers’ Professional Identity – learning from seven countries
Philippa Cordingley
Early stages in research projects are always a mix of aspirations, exploration of the research literature and growing clarity about key questions. In a research project that is as important as the one funded by Education International, to explore how national policies and cultural factors influence the development of teachers’...
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 October 2015 Swedish teacher and student are killed in school sword attack
A teacher and a student have been killed and at least two others are reported injured after a man wielding a sword carried out an attack in a school cafe in south-west Sweden.
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Union renewal and development 11 November 2014 Sweden: "This year everyone loves a teacher"
The newly elected Education Minister of Sweden, Gustav Fridolin, plans to support the rebuilding of the teaching profession. He wants to prevent that politicians dictate teachers what and how to teach.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 August 2014 Sweden: Education union’s President to promote quality education and teachers on national tour
In September, Lärarförbundet’s President and Education International (EI) Vice-President for Europe Eva-Lis Sirén will embark on a campaigning tour, visiting six cities in five days.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 August 2014 Sweden: Education union’s President to promote quality education and teachers on national tour
In September, Lärarförbundet’s President and Education International (EI) Vice-President for Europe Eva-Lis Sirén will embark on a campaigning tour, visiting six cities in five days.
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Equity and inclusion 16 May 2014 Migration: EI and Global Unions call for “Decent Work for All”
Governments attending the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) must enact and implement a rights-based governance of migration and fair labour policies to ensure decent work for all workers in sending and receiving countries.
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Union renewal and development 10 January 2014 Sweden: Teacher union donates over €5k to EI’s Solidarity Fund
Instead of sending each of its members a Christmas card, the EI affiliated Swedish Teachers’ Union, Lärarförbundet, decided to give 50,000 Swedish Krona (around €5,600) to EI’s Solidarity Fund.
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Equity and inclusion 6 August 2013 Organising and supporting LGBT teachers
A teachers’ union seminar in Stockholm has focused on the need for teacher unionists to include, represent, and defend lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teachers and students.
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Union renewal and development 4 January 2013 Sweden: Union makes significant donation to Solidarity Fund
Lärarförbundet, one of EI’s national affiliates, has announced that it contributed SEK 50,000 to the EI Solidarity Fund. Teacher unionists decided to allocate money to this fund, rather than printing and posting Christmas cards to national and international colleagues.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 October 2012 Sweden: education unions obtain a wage increase for teachers
Swedish teacher unions have come to an agreement on 24 September with local employers concerning a much deserved wage increase, narrowly avoiding a strike.
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Standards and working conditions 3 October 2011 Sweden: Government increases funding for better qualified teachers
Lärarförbundet, one of EI’s affiliates in Sweden, has welcomed the commitment by its government to invest SEK7 billion (US$1 billion) over the next four years to improve teacher training, raise the standard of mathematics teaching and improve completion rates in the humanities and social sciences.
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Union renewal and development 19 November 2008 Key Challenges for Public Education
Education International is organising a conference titled “Governance, Financing, Evaluation and Climate Change – Key Challenges for Public Education” for its affiliates in the OECD countries.
Key Challenges for Public Education