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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 February 2025 United States: Education unions rally to oppose Trump education policies
The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) are mobilizing against the education policies of the new Trump administration which include abolishing the crucial Department of Education, giving access to the private data of millions to an unaccountable billionaire, and expanding private education at the expense...
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Democracy 12 February 2025 United States: Education unions denounce Trump's attacks on students, teachers, schools, academic freedom, civil rights, public education, democracy, and even school lunches for vulnerable children
Educators in the United States are standing up to an avalanche of measures by the new administration of President Donald Trump, who has put privatization, dismantling the Department of Education, attacking immigrant students and families, abolishing civil rights, and restricting academic freedom at the core of his education agenda.
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Standards and working conditions 7 February 2025 Academic freedom at risk: the view from North America
David Robinson
To fulfil their mission of preserving, sharing, and advancing knowledge, higher education institutions must ensure that academic staff enjoy academic freedom. Academic freedom isn’t a special perk or privilege. Rather, it’s a necessary condition for the job. It is a professional and contractual right ensuring that in their teaching, research,...
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Democracy 11 November 2024 Education Unions in the United States stand firm for public education after Trump win
In the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the nation’s leading teacher unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), have reaffirmed their commitment to safeguard public education and the rights of all students.
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Equity and inclusion 31 October 2024 Honoring and celebrating gender diversity in the classroom
Bill Farmer
The beginning of a new school year always inspires a range of emotions for both educators and students, from excitement and anticipation to anxiety and uncertainty. Reflecting on my own childhood, I can still vividly remember the nervous energy that would build as the first day of school approached. I’d...
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Equity and inclusion 19 August 2024 Education Voices | Arlene Inouye, Laureate of the 2024 Albert Shanker Education Award
Arlene Inouye
At Education International’s 10th World Congress, Arlene Inouye was awarded the 2024 Albert Shanker Education Award. In this article, Arlene looks back on her journey as a union activist, advocating for the rights of Asians and Pacific Islanders in education and society.
Education Voices | Arlene Inouye, Laureate of the 2024 Albert Shanker Education Award