Articles from United States of America
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Equity and inclusion 18 October 2017 The American Federation of Teachers produces guide to support educators working with immigrant and refugee children
The AFT's "Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff" includes both background information on immigration— especially for refugee asylum seekers crossing the border from Mexico—and practical advice for families threatened by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration raids, deportation and detention.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 October 2017 Think Global, Act Local: Perspectives from EI Young Advocates' workshop
Gabriel A. Tanglao
I am a young teacher from New Jersey with over seven years in the classroom. This summer, I traveled to seven different cities to participate in ten different conferences. We had powerful conversations around racial justice in education, progressive movement-building, leadership development, and more. The most impactful experience was the...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 30 August 2017 In Support of a Whole Child Movement
Sean Slade
Five years ago this summer, a group of 13 educators penned an opinion piece in the Huffington Post calling for a more humanistic approach to education. The article entitled In Support of the Whole Child, began by stating, We are at a crossroads in this nation regarding the direction that...
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Union growth 17 August 2017 USA: Education unions reaffirm role of education in addressing racial violence
Reacting to racial violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States’ education unions have strongly vowed to stand up for diversity and to promote tolerance and justice for all.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 4 July 2017 America’s largest teachers’ union faces down Trump administration over charter schools
The National Education Association will not meet with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos until she answers simple questions about her commitment to accountability and transparency for charter schools and to protecting America’s most vulnerable students.
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Union growth 13 June 2017 USA: teachers work to stop deportation of undocumented students
The American Federation of Teachers has issued its Immigrant Youth Guide in Spanish, a tool that helps teachers support and prepare undocumented students in the event of government immigration raids.
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Democracy 10 June 2017 Solidarity toolkit for education justice: In support of the NEA, AFT, and public education in the United States
Public education, teachers, education support personnel, and students in the United States are facing unrelenting attacks from the Trump administration. Cutting funding for public education, dismantling the Department of Education, cancelling diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, financially blackmailing universities to muzzle free speech on campus are all measures that undermine...
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Union growth 1 June 2017 Teacher union renewal: developing the power of the profession
Howard Stevenson
The challenges that face teachers often look very similar around the world. Global league tables are often behind the relentless pressure to drive test scores up, whilst the forces of global economic competition explain a race to the bottom on teachers’ working conditions. Teachers experience ever rising workloads, but perhaps...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 May 2017 Global Issues and Local Change: Teaching about power, possibility, identity, and inquiry for global competence
Connie Chung
“In “E’s” country, abusive child labour is common; about two million children between ages 10 and 15 work in mills, mines, and other factories.
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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 11 April 2017 USA: Educators mourn victims of yet another shooting in a school
The education community in the United States has expressed its grief at yet another shooting in a school in their country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 March 2017 Unveiled US budget plan, a hard blow to public schools’ students
The US President’s proposal for deep cuts to budgets of federal administrations has been met with strong criticism by key education unions, stressing that this would greatly undermine public education and students’ equality of chances.
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Equity and inclusion 30 January 2017 Education International stands up against U.S. immigration ban
Opposition to the new administration’s policies has been fierce and swift at home and abroad with Education International and its affiliates supporting their American colleagues as they fight a slew of right wing initiatives.
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Union renewal and development 24 November 2016 USA: unions shocked after nomination of DeVos
The nomination of a new secretary of education has immediately triggered expressions of concern from education trade unions in the United States, who fear that previous achievements will be systematically dismantled.
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 November 2016 USA: Education unions and civil society unite to Stop the Hate
Educators and citizens from all over the USA have signed the Stop the Hate petition, asking that President-elect Donald Trump keep his promise to be the President for all Americans, by speaking clearly and loudly against the hate.
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Union renewal and development 10 November 2016 US Elections: "Though we are disheartened, we must not lose heart."
The election of Donald Trump has stunned the American education unions NEA and AFT. Both unions have actively campaigned for the election of Hillary Clinton who had promised to give quality public education for all a prominent place on her political agenda.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 October 2016 US educators and civil society mobilise for public schools
World Teachers’ Week in the US saw thousands of teachers, students, parents and community members participating in a “walk-in” to schools across the country to advocate for quality public schools.
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Union renewal and development 12 September 2016 USA: Trump’s proposed education cuts detrimental to students and teachers
US education unions have expressed serious concerns at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s announcement that he will reduce the education budget by US$20 billion.
USA: Trump’s proposed education cuts detrimental to students and teachers