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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 January 2016 United Kingdom: Empowering teachers to empower learners
Finding innovative, practical solutions to today’s social challenges; the need to build a movement of empowered - and empowering - teachers; and embracing a humane, democratic approach to transforming education systems - those were the issues discussed by educators and experts at a recent event in London.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 26 January 2016 Kenya: teacher unions and civil society unite to condemn the privatisation and commercialisation of education
Education International has joined its affiliates and partners in Kenya to urge the government to halt the growth of edu-businesses throughout the country’s education sector.
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Equity and inclusion 25 January 2016 Canada: School shooting sheds light on issues that go beyond the classroom
The lives lost to gunfire in La Loche, Saskatchewan represent not only a tragedy to a community, but reinforce the need of quality schools and teachers in places facing social challenges.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 January 2016 The importance of teachers and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution
While all the talk and excitement in Davos is focused on the next industrial revolution, the key to quality education remains living, breathing classroom teachers, despite of all the digital hype.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 January 2016 Ground-breaking research strengthens link between peacebuilding and education
A new study sheds light on the relationship between education and justice in conflict situations, focusing on how to foster the respect for human rights and democracy from and towards the classroom.
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Equity and inclusion 21 January 2016 Majority of Canadian teachers say that more LGBTQ support is needed in schools
According to Canada’s largest study on teachers’ perspectives on LGBTQ inclusive education in the country, only 30 percent of educators say their schools have responded effectively to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic harassment.
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Union renewal and development 20 January 2016 Attack on Pakistan university leaves scores dead, injured
Security forces have ended a deadly siege at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, in north western Pakistan, after a group of militants stormed the school as morning classes were getting underway.
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Union renewal and development 19 January 2016 Canadian educators killed in deadly Burkina Faso attacks
Education International has learned that members of its Quebec affiliate were among the 29 people killed during last weekend’s attack on a hotel by gunmen in Ouagadougou.
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Leading the profession 19 January 2016 Effective teacher policiesEffective teacher policies
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Union renewal and development 18 January 2016 Education unions face new development cooperation challenges
With development cooperation facing new funding challenges, education unions are being forced to redefine a strategy based on self-funded initiatives, while continuing to push for increased financial commitments from governments.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 January 2016 New ITUC report exposes hidden workforce of 116 million in global supply chains
The global supply chains of 50 companies employ only six percent of people in direct employment, yet rely on a hidden workforce of 94 percent according to new research from the International Trade Union Confederation.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 15 January 2016 Privatisation vultures pose serious threat to Liberia’s public education system
Teachers and civil society are teaming up in an effort to stop Bridge International, the transnational private education provider, which has set its sights on profiting off Liberia’s fragile public education system.
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Equity and inclusion 14 January 2016 Iraqi teachers' campaign strives to end violence against women
In conjunction with the United Nations’ recent 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Iraqi teachers organised a number of activities under the theme of “Home Peace to World Peace, Peaceful Education for All.”
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Equity and inclusion 13 January 2016 USA: educators play key role in combatting human trafficking
American education unions are taking the fight against human trafficking to the classroom, with a toolkit designed to help teachers recognise and act in case a student is suspected of being a victim.
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Standards and working conditions 13 January 2016 Filipino teachers granted ‘meagre’ salary increase
Educators in the Philippines have reacted strongly after a law was passed, granting them a ‘meagre’ and ‘insulting’ salary increase, while other sectors received a much higher salary raise.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 January 2016 UK: Support for academies in education bill a mistake, say experts
Trade unions in the UK have joined together with education experts, including teachers, governors, and school staff, to highlight the shortcomings of their government's Education and Adoption Bill to speed up the process of converting ‘failing’ schools into academies.
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Equity and inclusion 7 January 2016 Become Program Coordinator, join education unions taking action to stop SRGBV!
The UN Girls Education Initiative, Education International and Gender at Work are looking for a Program Coordinator in the framework of their three-year multi-country initiative in Africa to end school-related gender-based violence.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 January 2016 Welcome to the Global Education Monitoring Report!
The UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report has formally been renamed the Global Education Monitoring Report.
Welcome to the Global Education Monitoring Report!