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  1. Union renewal and development 12 January 2017

    Brazil: education, democracy and resistance

    More than 2,500 teacher leaders gather in Brasilia, Brazil, this week for the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE)’s congress, debating topics inspired by famous educator and philosopher Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy.

    Brazil: education, democracy and resistance
  2. Equity and inclusion 11 January 2017

    Report says that textbooks are crucial to tackling sexual discrimination

    A new Global Education Monitoring Report Policy Paper clearly shows that textbooks can play a major role in helping build tolerance and positively shape young people’s views and acceptance of sexual diversity.

    Report says that textbooks are crucial to tackling sexual discrimination
  3. Standards and working conditions 10 January 2017

    Germany: union concerned over state proposals on fees and administration

    The Education International affiliate GEW has strongly criticised the plans of a Southwestern German state to introduce study fees and warns against a dilution of the participation of education staff in the decision-making process.

    Germany: union concerned over state proposals on fees and administration
  4. Standards and working conditions 9 January 2017

    UK: Teacher unions unite to demand salary boost

    Six education unions from the UK have made a joint submission to the national review body calling for a “significant” salary increase for teachers, whose pay has been frozen or capped since 2011.

    UK: Teacher unions unite to demand salary boost
  5. Standards and working conditions 6 January 2017

    Canada: union deal with provincial government to spur teacher hiring spree

    The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation has announced that more than 1,000 teachers will be hired after the government’s first $50 million commitment toward fulfilling last year’s Supreme Court ruling on the province’s classroom conditions.

    Canada: union deal with provincial government to spur teacher hiring spree
  6. Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 January 2017

    Morocco: united union front to defend public education against increasing privatisation

    Morocco's national education trade unions have mobilised in protest against rising privatisation, and specifically measures being introduced by the outgoing government which the unions believe are set to ‘destroy public education.’

    Morocco: united union front to defend public education against increasing privatisation
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 January 2017

    New imperatives of educational change to help build inclusive, stronger and democratic societies

    Together with Education International’s Deputy General Secretary David Edwards, Boston College Professor Dennis Shirley discusses global trends in education and shares what he has identified as the five new imperatives of educational change.

    New imperatives of educational change to help build inclusive, stronger and democratic societies
  8. Equity and inclusion 2 January 2017

    NUT compiles resources for teaching refugee children

    As a response to the refugee crisis the NUT has created a hub for refugee teaching resources, booklists and useful websites which have been developed, used and shared by teachers for teachers. 

    NUT compiles resources for teaching refugee children
  9. Union renewal and development 22 December 2016

    Upcoming events

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  10. Union renewal and development 22 December 2016

    Latin America

    Latin America
  11. Union renewal and development 22 December 2016

    Europe

    Europe
  12. Union renewal and development 22 December 2016

    Asia-Pacific

    Asia-Pacific
  13. Union renewal and development 22 December 2016

    Africa

    Africa
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