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Union renewal and development 12 May 2018 African educators bid farewell to one of their former leaders
Thomas Ango Bediako (87), Education International’s Chief Regional Coordinator from 1993 until 2003, was laid to rest in his birthtown Kotwa, Bakwai District, Ghana, on 10 May. More than two thousand people took part in the ceremonies, which lasted a full day.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 8 May 2018 Educators confront Pearson for funding profit driven Bridge International Academies
Education activists, teachers and global union leaders went to London to urge shareholders at the Pearson Annual General Meeting to stop funding Bridge International Academies, a for-profit company that makes money by shortchanging the education of thousands of at risk children.
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Union renewal and development 7 May 2018 Education International works to strengthen education sector dialogue in Africa
Last April, EI started a process to build trade unions’ capacity to analyse and develop policy and to engage in social dialogue in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda.
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Standards and working conditions 2 May 2018 Effective school leadership should top global and national policy agendas
Supporting quality, inclusive and supportive school leadership should at the top of global and national development and education policy agendas. This was the call from education union officials, school leaders, educational leadership experts, policy makers and partners at the school leadership conference organized by Education International in Johannesburg, South Africa...
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Equity and inclusion 27 April 2018 In Bremen (Germany), the GEW advocates for flexible integration paths for newcomers in Technical and Vocational Education and Training
The school system in Bremen envisages that the majority of the refugee youths who are older than 16 years and come to Bremen, will be schooled at vocational colleges. There, they have two years to get a BBR (einfache Berufsbildungsreife, Basic Vocational Qualification), or an EBBR (Erweiterte Berufsbildungsreife, Advanced Vocational...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 April 2018 Five reasons Pearson (and everyone else) should stop investing in Bridge Academies right now
Pearson Education has invested tons of money in fee-charging, for-profit schools operated by Bridge International Academies. Many Bridge schools use unqualified staff, unofficial curriculum in substandard facilities. Its fees can push families into further poverty.
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Equity and inclusion 26 April 2018 Nigeria: Address quality education at home first, not by sending teachers abroad
Liberia’s request for Nigerian teachers under the Technical Assistance Corps agreement has been met with condemnation of the Nigerian authorities by education unions, arguing that Nigeria itself is struggling to deliver quality education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 April 2018 Global Action Week for Education 2018: Free public quality education for all
As we celebrate Global Action Week for Education 2018, Education International calls on its affiliates and education activists to urge governments to invest in free public quality education and to recognise and support educators.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 April 2018 United Kingdom: 74th state to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by the United Kingdom to endorse 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 19 April 2018 #MakeitPublic: New campaign to drive national education monitoring
The Global Education Monitoring Report has launched #MakeitPublic, a new advocacy campaign calling on governments and regional organisations to report on education progress to their citizens.
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Trade union rights are human rights 18 April 2018 Iran: Teacher unionist Mohamed Habibi released
While welcoming the 15 April release on bail of Iranian educator unionist Mohammad Habibi after 44 days of detention, Education International urges the Iranian authorities to set jailed trade unionists free.
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Standards and working conditions 17 April 2018 Education International assesses World Bank's Development Report on education
Just ahead of the World Bank Spring Meetings, Education International is launching a publication that brings together multiple voices from around the world to provide a Reality Check on the World Bank’s 2018 World Development Report on education.
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Leading the profession 16 April 2018 Copyright Conference: Intellectual property rights, essential for and in quality education
European and global educators sought a balance between the rights of creators and the rights of users in the education sector at Education International’s recent copyright conference.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 April 2018 The Netherlands: Educator unrest spreads across the country
Dutch educators in the southern part of The Netherlands have protested in favour of improved salaries and working conditions following similar activities nationally and regionally.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 April 2018 Namibia: Private influence in early childhood education and need to hire qualified teachers
The Namibia National Teachers' Union has denounced the private sector role in the pre-primary sector, and demanded that qualified teachers be recruited in this education sector.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 April 2018 Education unions mobilise to reinforce Brazilian democracy
Education International took part in a solidarity rally for Brazil’s former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 April.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 April 2018 UK: Survey reveals ‘heart-breaking’ impact of child poverty in schools
Growing child poverty is affecting children’s learning in the UK, according to a recent National Education Union survey. However, schools and education staff are doing their utmost to provide the services and essentials of daily life to help disadvantaged families.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 April 2018 When it comes to challenges in higher education, unions make a difference
"The austerity in public sector budgets, the decline in salaries, the threats to academic freedom, the increasingly precarious nature of work stability, the expansion of privatization, and the reduction in unionised academic staff, are some of the main challenges faced by teachers in higher education”, Nelly Stromquist, an expert in...
When it comes to challenges in higher education, unions make a difference