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Trade union rights are human rights 20 September 2017 Sally Hunt elected new President of the TUC
Education International welcomes the election of education unionist Sally Hunt to the helm of the Trades Union Congress.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 September 2017 Burkina Faso: 69th country to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration
Education International welcomes the move by Burkina Faso to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration, committing itself to protect students, teachers, schools, and universities during times of violent conflict.
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Union renewal and development 18 September 2017 Spain: frozen investment and reduced budgets overshadow the new school year
A new school year is meant to be filled with anticipation and excitement, but in Spain government financial gridlock has the teachers’ union FECCOO warning of rising inequalities and cracks in the country’s education system.
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Standards and working conditions 15 September 2017 Swiss Education Day focuses on educators’ health
On the occasion of the Swiss Education Day, teachers’ unions demanded that efforts be made by employers to improve their health protection, with the slogan “Healthy Schools - Good Schools.”
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Union renewal and development 14 September 2017 Africa’s education leadership works towards union unity
Africa’s top education union leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to increase trade union unity on the continent to help reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Trade union rights are human rights 13 September 2017 African teacher unions plan strategies to ensure refugees’ education
Education International’s General Secretary has reaffirmed the need for education unions, in Africa and the world over, to continue efforts towards the achievement of the refugees’ right to access quality education.
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Union growth 13 September 2017 Niger: unions challenge the government’s teacher evaluation
While Niger’s education unions are not opposed to teacher evaluation, they are criticising the Minister’s failure to listen to their advice concerning the form the tests should take and the consequences facing teachers’ careers.
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Union growth 12 September 2017 Education International joins Argentinian campaign to find Santiago Maldonado
Education International has joined Argentinian education trade unionists to call on their national public authorities to find Santiago Maldonado, who disappeared while participating in a march.
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Equity and inclusion 12 September 2017 New OECD report takes aim at teacher salaries, class size and gender equality
The release of the 2017 edition of the OECD’s ‘Education at a Glance’ contains data supporting Education International’s position that teacher salaries remain stagnant and that class size does have an impact on student outcomes.
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Union renewal and development 11 September 2017 Education International stands with victims of recent hurricanes and floods
Education International has launched an urgent action appeal to help educators affected by extreme weather conditions which have plagued Bangladesh, the Caribbean, and the southern United States.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2017 International Literacy Day shines a spotlight on the digital world
With the global digital divide representing a sizable imbalance among populations, the importance of digital literacy in today’s world cannot be overlooked, especially when it comes to achieving Education 2030.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 September 2017 The Liberian Government's school privatisation program exposed
A leaked copy of the Government commissioned report investigating the Partnership Schools for Liberia programme has concluded that it cannot work “with sustainable budgets and staffing levels, and without negative side effects on other schools.”
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Climate action and literacy 6 September 2017 Pacific education unions work to implement the 2030 Agenda
Teacher union leaders have kick-started the first regional consultation workshop on the Education 2030 Agenda to reflect on ways to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the Pacific.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 September 2017 Senegal: the latest workplace elections shuffle the deck of teacher trade unionism
The first representative elections in Senegal's education sector, in which one out of ten trade unions was declared representative, have created a unique trade union landscape and fostered new alliances.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 September 2017 Belgium: limiting the impact of the francophone political crisis on the start of the school year
While close to 900,000 students and 100,000 teachers of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation are preparing to start a new school year, the Belgian teacher trade unionists have reaffirmed the importance of applying the Pact of excellence aimed at achieving quality education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 September 2017 UK: education unions merge to form new organisation
The creation of a new education has become a reality in the UK following the amalgamation of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Union of Teachers, creating the National Education Union.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 August 2017 Philippines: worldwide support grows for Lumad teachers and students fighting for their right to education
Teacher unions globally continue to show solidarity and answer the Education International’s call to action, condemning ongoing attacks against Lumad schools, teachers, students and their communities in the Philippines.
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Climate action and literacy 30 August 2017 Finland: leading education organisations launch institution for high education and culture standards
Together, the education union Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish National Agency for Education have launched an educational institution aiming to safeguard high education standards in the country.
Finland: leading education organisations launch institution for high education and culture standards