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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4

In 2015, all countries committed to achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Education International played a critical role in securing a stand-alone goal for education - Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4): Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Significantly, SDG4 recognised that quality education can only be delivered by qualified teachers.

However, at the current pace, governments will fail to achieve SDG 4. The COVID-19 pandemic poses additional challenges, and risks reversing years of progress on education. Urgent and decisive action is imperative.

Together with our member organisations around the world we are working to ensure that governments live up to their promise to achieve SDG 4 and all its targets by 2030.

  • We monitor progress and hold governments accountable.
  • We advocate for enhanced domestic financing for public education through fair and progressive taxation and international aid.
  • We oppose corporate interests that treat education as a market instead of a public good accessible to all.
  • We promote quality education that is free from violence, develops the “whole child”, builds tolerance, understanding, democracy, respect for human rights and active citizenship for sustainable development.
  • We promote the achievement of the “teacher target” (target 4.c), underlining every students’ right to be taught by a trained and qualified teacher.

Our work in this area

  1. News 29 October 2014

    Egalité des genres au sein des institutions européennes

    Although female political representation across Europe has increased, it is happening at a slow pace. The most influential leadership roles in the European Parliament remain dominated by men. This raises questions about the possible need to resort to stronger measures to improve female representation in the EU institutions.

    Egalité des genres au sein des institutions européennes
  2. News 29 October 2014

    L’IE appelle ses affiliés à soutenir la campagne de l’AFT contre le magazine TIME

    The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is calling on EI affiliates to support their request to the TIME magazine to apologize to teachers. The reason for this campaign is the outrageous cover of the November issue of this world press magazine which blames teachers for the problems in schools.

    L’IE appelle ses affiliés à soutenir la campagne de l’AFT contre le magazine TIME
  3. News 29 October 2014

    La profession enseignante au bord de la crise au Royaume-Uni : la NASUWT appelle à une mobilisation pour l’application de normes plus strictes dans le secteur de l’éducation

    The NASUWT, one of the EI/ETUCE affiliates from the UK, has been engaged in a long-running and creative campaign of industrial action designed to protect teachers but also to be friendly to pupils, parents and the public. The industrial action campaign, also referred to as Standing up for Standards is...

    La profession enseignante au bord de la crise au Royaume-Uni : la NASUWT appelle à une mobilisation pour l’application de normes plus strictes dans le secteur de l’éducation
  4. News 29 October 2014

    Teacher trade unions in Serbia unite in protest against salary cuts

    On 22 October 2014, four trade unions in Serbia organised a one day strike in many schools across the country following a series of protest actions during the entire month of October. More than 3.000 teachers participated in the action, demanding among other things to exclude education from the announced...

    Teacher trade unions in Serbia unite in protest against salary cuts
  5. News 29 October 2014

    ETUCE Round Table Meeting in Podgorica

    On 17 October 2014, ETUCE, held its 5th Round Table meeting in Podgorica within the project Promoting the potentials of the European sectoral social dialogue in education by addressing new challenges and exploring experience and knowledge. The meeting was attended by the Montenegrin Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, the...

    ETUCE Round Table Meeting in Podgorica
  6. News 29 October 2014

    New ETUCE Website

    ETUCE launches its new website. From now on you will be able to find information on the latest ETUCE activities and initiatives by its member organisations in English, French and Russian. The website also provides updates on education issues relevant to teacher unions in Europe and their affiliates as well...

    New ETUCE Website
  7. News 28 October 2014

    Indonesia: technology enters the classroom

    Over 10,000 teachers in Indonesia are set to receive training in information and communications technology after an agreement between the Teachers’ Association of the Republic of Indonesia and various telecom companies.

    Indonesia: technology enters the classroom
  8. News 27 October 2014

    Australia: New report reveals young teachers’ struggle to cope with diversity

    According to the latest survey detailing teachers’ concerns, large class sizes, workloads, and worries of inadequate training to deal with the challenges of today’s classrooms were front and centre among issues affecting Australia’s educators.

    Australia: New report reveals young teachers’ struggle to cope with diversity
  9. News 24 October 2014

    Ukraine: national protest defends teachers and quality education

    With a united voice, trade unions across various sectors are condemning new regulations that may lead to decreasing teacher salaries, job cuts throughout education, and school closures across Ukraine.

    Ukraine: national protest defends teachers and quality education
  10. News 21 October 2014

    Canadian academics heighten calls for fair employment

    The theme of this year’s Fair Employment Week, ‘Fair for All,’ highlights the importance of protecting all academic staff, from professors to librarians and researchers, working at universities across Canada.

    Canadian academics heighten calls for fair employment
  11. News 21 October 2014

    UK: Education unions march against austerity

    Around 90,000 trade unionists – including members from Education International’s UK affiliates – took to the streets of London last weekend to march against austerity measures.

    UK: Education unions march against austerity
  12. News 17 October 2014

    EDUCATION, TRAINING and YOUTH FORUM 2014

    The third Education, Training and Youth Forum of the European Commission took place on 9-10 October 2014 and brought together stakeholders and social partners to discuss on challenges of implementing and on identifying the future priorities of the Strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET2020).

    EDUCATION, TRAINING and YOUTH FORUM 2014
  13. News 17 October 2014

    Successful Round Table Meeting in Vilnius

    On 1 October 2014 the ETUCE held the 4th Round Table Meeting in Vilnius to promote social dialogue in the education sector. The meeting was conducted at a very opportune and important time as the trade unions and the Ministry of Education and Science are currently in comprehensive negotiations about...

    Successful Round Table Meeting in Vilnius
  14. Research

    Privatisation in early childhood education - An explorative study on impacts and implications

    Mathias Urban
    16 October 2014

    This explorative study reveals a global trend towards increasing privatisation in Early Childhood Education (ECE), threatening to overshadow public ECE. Based on a qualitative inquiry targeting ECE practitioners and union representatives in 14 countries, it gathers practice-based evidence of the impact of privatisation in ECE on a variety of aspects...

    Privatisation in early childhood education - An explorative study on impacts and implications
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  15. News 14 October 2014

    Haiti: Calls made for total commitment to quality education

    Together, Haiti’s President and Minister of National Education joined hundreds celebrating World Teachers’ Day in a ceremony organised by the Confédération Nationale des Educatrices et Educateurs d’Haïti (CNEH), a national affiliate of Education International.

    Haiti: Calls made for total commitment to quality education
  16. News 10 October 2014

    Finland: Campaign kicks-off to defend teachers and quality education

    Along with an activist dressed as a rooster, the symbol of reading, learning and education for some 500 years, representatives of Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö called for “No cuts to the education budget!"

    Finland: Campaign kicks-off to defend teachers and quality education
  17. News 9 October 2014

    Photo action: a mosaic of teaching situations

    On World Teachers’ Day, Education International celebrated the raffle of its first world-wide photo action. The awards have gone out to Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ghana.

    Photo action: a mosaic of teaching situations