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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.
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Go public! Fund education 2 July 2024 Go Public! G7 milestone achieved by Education International and member solidarity
Education International (EI), alongside member organisations from G7 countries, sent a powerful message about the fundamental role of education unions and social dialogue ahead of the G7 Italy 2024 Ministerial meeting on Education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 June 2024 Apologies! We have some good news about teaching.
Gustavo E. Fischman, Margarita Pivovarova, Eric Haas
A remarkable feature of many debates about the looming global teacher shortage is the deep-rooted and somewhat predictable perspectives about the role of teachers in this situation. Unfortunately, instead of well-thought-out ideas and exchanges, it appears that when the topic involves teachers, we are stuck with antagonistic perspectives, with each...
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Democracy 3 May 2024 Global Student Forum and Education International joint statement on Palestine protests on university campuses
The Global Student Forum and Education International stand in solidarity with university students and staff engaging in peaceful protests in support of the Palestinian people and against Israel’s war in Gaza, on campuses around the world.
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News 1 February 2024 American Federation of Teachers Executive Council adopts resolution unanimously calling for the end of the Israel Hamas war by negotiated bilateral cease-fire, promoting steps toward a two-state solution for Israeli and Palestinian self-determination
The American Federation of Teachers Executive Council, the body representing the union’s 1.72 million educators, higher education professionals, healthcare workers, and public employees, unanimously adopted an omnibus statement addressing the war in the Middle East and its impact on the United States. The American Federation of Teachers is a member...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 26 January 2024 Educators ready to play an active role in transforming education in North America and the Caribbean
“Our activities here together these next few days are varied, but our purpose is fundamental – to reflect and learn from each other and to plan ways to encourage our members to play an active role in transforming education across this vast and varied region.” This was the call by...
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Standards and working conditions 14 November 2023 USA: Legislators recognize education support personnel play a critical role in providing quality education
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), both affiliated to Education international (EI), have welcomed the introduction of the Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights , seeking to provide fair wages, comprehensive benefits and equitable working conditions to the dedicated paraeducators, classroom assistants,...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 27 July 2023 Education unions grappling with Artificial Intelligence: we snooze, we lose.
Rob Weil
There is a lot of speculation regarding the future of teaching and learning in compulsory education, especially with recent developments in technology. The world-wide release of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence platforms have created a plethora of new, even more difficult, questions. What role will these AI systems play...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 12 June 2023 ComNet: Communicators working together to change the narrative around public education
Around 100 communicators working in education unions gathered online on June 1st as part of Education International (EI) Communicators’ Network (ComNet). They reconnected, exchanged experiences and ideas, and got ready to bring the EI “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign forward.
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Equity and inclusion 17 May 2023 Who our students see
Anthony Brisson
As an educator who taught at the secondary and university levels, I quickly realized education support personnel (ESP) are the glue to our public schools. ESP are often the first people our students see when they are going to school, and the last people our students see when they get...
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Leading the profession 25 April 2023 Summit to focus on key global education issues at EI 30th anniversary
The 13th annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession convened in Washington, DC on April 25th, amid growing concerns over the teacher shortage crisis, shrinking education budgets, and continuing changes in education technology.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2023 In defense of public education
Randi Weingarten
The present article reproduces excerpts from the speech given at the National Press Club on March 28, 2023.
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Climate action and literacy 9 August 2022 Including Indigenous identities and ways of knowing in education and science
Charitie Ropati
Engineers and scientists are vital to meeting Sustainable Development Goals but the ecological knowledge that Indigenous people hold when we care for the land are things that are central to the existence of life.
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Equity and inclusion 21 December 2021 Expanding Vaccines Beyond Our Borders
Randi Weingarten, Mugwena Maluleke
If there is one thing we never see again, let it be a crematorium waiting list. Let temporary morgue tents be just that—temporary. We have the capacity to make that happen—to prepare for the next global public health crisis, so we never see this level of chaos and destruction again,...
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Equity and inclusion 16 December 2021 Education unions in Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Canada, the USA and South Africa call on governments to support vaccine equity
Education International member organisations in Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada, the United States of America and South Africa are calling on governments to support the temporary waiver of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at the World Trade Organization. If adopted, the waiver would enable an expansion...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 June 2021 G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise
During last weekend’s meeting, G7 leaders announced their support for theGirls’ Education Declaration and committed to addressing the setbacks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, financial commitments announced for the Global Partnership for Education are below the amount needed to ensure the most vulnerable have access to education.
G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise