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Standards and working conditions 29 April 2016 Portugal: Teachers hit hard by austerity
Since the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008, education spending in Portugal has fallen to 3% of the Gross Domestic product, with devastating consequences for the country's school system and teaching profession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 April 2016 Norwegian teachers turn their focus to funding the future of education
As a part of Global Action Week, a Union of Education Norway event embraced this year’s theme of education financing by delving into the issues of commercialisation, results-based financing and tax evasion.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 April 2016 Made in Taiwan: Decent work for early childhood education personnel a must for classroom quality
Education International has reiterated the need for universal access to quality early childhood education services at an international conference on policy guidelines of the International Labour Organisation.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 April 2016 Liberian teachers stay strong in anti-privatisation struggle
Despite the Government’s intention to embrace a public-private partnership with Bridge International Academies, a group of civil society organisations remains steadfast in its opposition to the government’s plan to outsource its entire primary school system.
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Equity and inclusion 28 April 2016 African educators step up fight to eradicate school-related gender-based violence
Education union leaders in east and southern Africa meet to kick-off a new initiative on school-related gender-based violence to eliminate the threat to girls and women in their societies.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 April 2016 A Swiss government decision to rob Peter to pay Paul has a teacher union up in arms
It’s going to be a bumpy road ahead as one of Switzerland’s teachers’ unions clashes with the government after making its decision to use funds earmarked for education to build new transport infrastructure.
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Young members 25 April 2016 Russia: Exchange and development for young professionals
During an intensive week of training workshops, lectures, and exchange of experiences, over 200 young teachers from all over Russia and neighbouring countries came together to discuss strategies for on-the-ground trade union work in the Russian Federation and beyond.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 April 2016 Ensuring sustainable funding for global education in the future
The opportunities and challenges of financing the new education agenda, particularly in terms of addressing the needs of the most marginalised populations, will be the focus of a high-level panel during Global Action Week 2016.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 April 2016 UN kick starts implementation of Sustainable Development Goals
For the first time since the Goals were adopted last September, the UN assembled member states, civil society organisations and business leaders to establish “fruitful and effective” partnerships to achieve the 17 Goals by 2030.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 21 April 2016 New report reveals decreasing public funding amid growing privatisation trends in European education
The European Trade Union Committee for Education’s latest report shows how the continuing legacy of the economic crisis and austerity programmes continue to wreak havoc on Europe’s education systems, teachers’ working conditions and collective bargaining.
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Equity and inclusion 21 April 2016 German education adapts to include refugees in the classroom
German unions are pushing for effective inclusion plans for adult refugees arriving in the country, with a focus on integrative education based on language skills and the acquisition of enabling diplomas.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 April 2016 “Speak Truth To Power Canada” receives national award
The online teacher resource on human rights, “Speak Truth To Power Canada”, has received this year’s Award of Outstanding Achievement in New Media by the Canadian Museums Association.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 April 2016 Through teachers’ eyes Cambridge seminar looks at the 2030 education development goal
With teachers playing an essential role in making quality education inclusive, equitable and a lifelong endeavour by 2030, Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education brought together leading policymakers to address the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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Union growth 19 April 2016 Report reveals Boko Haram’s devastating toll on education in northeast Nigeria
A new Human Rights Watch report shows that Boko Haram’s targeted attacks on schools, students, and teachers have affected all strata of life in Nigeria’s northeast, with education as the fault line of the conflict.
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Standards and working conditions 19 April 2016 “Ticking time bomb” has UK education unions concerned over falling teacher-training numbers
Teacher unions have expressed huge concerns over the latest teacher training figures of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, warning that excessive workloads and low pay are deterring graduates from the profession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 April 2016 Good news for California teachers as appeals court rules in favour of tenure
Students, teachers and their unions have reason to celebrate after an appeals court reversed an earlier decision that severely weakened teacher tenure, stating that protecting teachers’ jobs does not rob students of quality education.
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Union renewal and development 14 April 2016 Education International seeks new director to lead its European Region
With Director Martin Romer retiring as European Director at the end of the year, EI and the ETUCE are seeking the right candidate to lead the European Trade Union Committee for Education into the future.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2016 World Bank’s education policies dotted with inconsistencies
A new Education International study provides rare, in-depth insight into the World Bank’s challenges to strike a balance of institutional coherence and consistency of teacher policy recommendations and programmes over the last decade.
World Bank’s education policies dotted with inconsistencies