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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2 July 2015 UN resolution urges States to monitor and regulate private education providers
In what is being hailed as a landmark resolution, the United Nations Human Rights Council has urged States to regulate and monitor private education providers as well as recognise the threat of commercialised education.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 July 2015 Canada: the Quebecois union elected its new leadership for trade union renewal
To close its 41th Congress, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec elected its new Executive Committee tasked with combating austerity measures that are aimed at cutting funding to the province’s education system.
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Union growth 30 June 2015 Ukraine: union protests reach a tipping point
Thousands of education workers plan to take to the streets in protest in the wake of unresolved labour violations by the Ukrainian government and employers following months of increasing tensions across multiple sectors.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 June 2015 New study reinforces the threat EDU-businesses pose to quality public education
In their latest work, renowned researchers Carolina Junemann and Stephen J. Ball present a compelling read for anyone concerned about the right of every child to a free quality public education.
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Equity and inclusion 29 June 2015 American educators celebrate marriage equality ruling
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage is being praised by Education International’s American affiliates as a major step toward ending discrimination and moving the country onto the right side of history.
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Union renewal and development 26 June 2015 Canada: Quebec educators look to boost social equality
Teachers from all around Quebec are rallying under the theme “Let’s act! Let’s fight back!”, to bring attention to issues of trade union renewal and recent attacks on workers’ rights.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 June 2015 Bahamas: Commonwealth looks to EI to address quality education
When Commonwealth education ministers descended on the Bahamas this week to tackle the challenges of achieving quality education in developing countries, all ears were tuned in to hear what Education International had to say.
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Standards and working conditions 24 June 2015 Switzerland: teachers want to balance the salary scales
Swiss educators say it’s time to reverse a 20-year trend of underpaying teachers, by raising salaries to the level of other sectors to ensure that the profession continues to be a popular career choice.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Awards Dinner
Tickets are selling fast – as the number of seats is limited to 1020. We will create a waiting list for those who try to book tickets after the total is sold.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Flight Details and Transportation
Please remember to fill in your flight details on the registration site (http://ei-ie.org/congress7/system). You will need to log-in to do so.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Principal Delegates
So far only 95 organisations have registered a Principal Delegate.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Congress app - Now available for downloading!
To enable participants to work with Congress documents in a digital format, an application for Android, Windows Phone/Windows 8 and iOS has been developed.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 How To De-Register If Not Participating In Congress
The registration for congress has reached an all-time record – so far 1,722 participants from 162 countries and 321 member organisations have registered.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Latest Registration Information
At this stage 1,722 participants from member organisations have registered for Congress!
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Resolutions Committee Develops Congress Business Agenda
The Resolutions Committee, which was appointed by the Executive Board for the Seventh Education International World Congress, met on 16th and 17th June 2015 in EI head office in Brussels to prepare and organize the 54 resolutions and 96 amendments it received from the Executive Board and member organizations.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 June 2015 Public service a valuable resource that needs protecting
As Public Service Day is observed around the world the importance of public education is front and centre as the United Nations works to finalise the Post-2015 development agenda.
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Union renewal and development 23 June 2015 Resolutions Committee meets ahead of the EI 7th World Congress
The Resolutions Committee met on 16th and 17th June in Brussels to prepare and organise the 54 resolutions and 96 amendments it received from the Executive Board and member organisations for the Seventh EI World Congress.
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Equity and inclusion 22 June 2015 Canada: Indigenous education, history and culture promoted
National Aboriginal Day has prompted Canada’s education unions affiliated to Education International to shore up their commitment to promoting indigenous educational and cultural issues across the country.
Canada: Indigenous education, history and culture promoted