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Union renewal and development 19 February 2019 Arab Countries
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Union renewal and development 19 February 2019 Africa
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Union renewal and development 19 February 2019 Global
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Union growth 19 February 2019 Felisa Tibbitts appointed UNESCO Chair in Human Rights in Higher Education
Education International congratulates Felisa Tibbitts for her nomination as UNESCO Chair in Human Rights in Higher Education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 February 2019 Another step on the path towards open access
Education International has answered a call for consultation on open access of research, stressing that the public good is served by the widest and most accessible dissemination of scholarly work and educational material.
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Equity and inclusion 13 February 2019 New Eurydice report on integration of students with a migrant background in Europe
Access to education and training for children with migrant backgrounds is not sufficient if it is not combined with quality education and learning which meets students’ learning needs and aspiration, concludes the Eurydice report on “Integrating Students from Migrant Backgrounds into Schools in Europe: National Policies and Measures ” published...
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 February 2019 Haiti endorses the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the endorsement by Haiti of the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of violent conflict.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 February 2019 USA: Denver teachers fight against austerity
For the first time in 25 years teachers are walking off the job in Denver, Colorado, demanding better working conditions and a fair compensation system.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 11 February 2019 Africa: teachers call on politicians to reject privatisation
Education International’s African leaders have released a statement today calling on their Heads of States to reject privatisation and to invest in quality public education for all.
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Climate action and literacy 8 February 2019 Belgium: Massive student rally on climate change
Belgian teacher unions have declared their support for the young people who have been demonstrating in the streets of Belgium – and internationally – every Thursday for nearly a month to demand that decision-makers take urgent measures to tackle climate change.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 7 February 2019 Research exposes private education provider in Africa
"What do we really know about Bridge International Academies?" is a ground-breaking study that shines light on the operations and business practices of one of the most active for-profit education providers in Africa.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 7 February 2019 A message from Africa’s teachers to the African Union Heads of State
Addis Ababa, 11 February 2018
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 February 2019 Zimbabwe: key education unions embark in joint action to defend teachers’ conditions
For the first time ever, the two largest teacher unions in Zimbabwe have come together to defend the teaching profession and call for a teachers’ strike to obtain a salary increase from the government.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 February 2019 The new World Bank classroom performance tool does not pass the test
Educators are voicing their concern over a new classroom observation tool from the World Bank which supposedly improves teaching practices.
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Union growth 30 January 2019 Germany: Standing together to remember the victims of the Holocaust
German education unionists have joined Israeli and Polish colleagues for an educational trip on the occasion of the memorial may for the victims of the Holocaust.
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Equity and inclusion 29 January 2019 Belgium: education trade unions and employers mobilising for the integration of migrants and refugees
At the end of 2018, the third case study visit of the ETUCE/EFEE project “European Sectoral Social Partners in Education promoting effective integration of migrants and refugees in education” took place in Belgium, organised with the support of EI/ETUCE member organisation in Belgium, ACOD-Onderwijs, partner to this project. The visit...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 January 2019 UK: trade union call for improved and targeted financing of education
Education unions have urged the UK public authorities to increase investment in schools and implement adequate distribution of funding.
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Future of work in education 25 January 2019 Today’s Priority - The future of Finland’s education policy
The annual Educa trade fair organised by Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö, a national education union affiliated to Education International, OAJ, will bring together thousands of Finnish teachers and education policymakers.
Today’s Priority - The future of Finland’s education policy