Our work in this area
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News 3 October 2019 France: the death of a principal raises the alarm over working conditions in schools
The suicide letter of a pre-school principal in Saint-Denis blames her working conditions and the status of the profession for her mental and physical exhaustion. The tragic death has triggered a nation-wide awareness campaign.
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Worlds of Education 3 October 2019 “Nothing about us without us: educators take the lead on professional teaching standards”, by David Edwards.
David Edwards
One of the most consequential debates and decisions of our 8th World Congress was on professional teaching standards. Congress passed a resolution supporting the implementation of a joint EI/UNESCO framework on the development of professional teaching standards where it is clear that teachers’ unions must be at the centre of...
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News 3 October 2019 World Teachers’ Day: young teachers and the future of education in the spotlight
With the world in dire need of new teachers, valuing and improving the status of the profession to make it more attractive to young people is key to ensuring equitable and inclusive quality education for all.
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News 2 October 2019 Jordan: Tensions escalate over teachers’ promised pay rise
In Jordan, an ongoing strike by the Jordan Teachers Association continues, with the union calling on the government to deliver on the 50 per cent salary increase agreed in 2014.
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25 September 2019 Resolution on: Attacks on Schools in Africa
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23 September 2019 Resolution on: Education Support Personnel
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23 September 2019 Resolution on: Safeguarding Academic Freedoms in Higher Education and Research
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23 September 2019 Resolution on: Academic Freedom in Higher Education
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23 September 2019 Resolution on: Teacher and Education Support Personnel’s Mental Health
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19 September 2019 Resolution on: Demand, Resist, Reconquer
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News 16 September 2019 New study shows how education policies impact students, teachers and principals
A new study published today by the OECD, the Education Policy Outlook: Working Together to Help Students Achieve their Potential, reports on the progress of over 200 school improvement policies implemented over the last 10 years.
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13 September 2019 Resolution on: School Leadership
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News 10 September 2019 Education at a Glance 2019 shows governments must accelerate progress towards SDG 4 and quality education for all
Reacting to the newly published Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Education at a Glance report, Education International welcomes progress made in a number of countries in several aspects of educational provision, but insists that other major areas of education remain a cause of great concern for educators.
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News 9 September 2019 DRC: EI and its affiliates campaign for free public education
While they welcomed the news that state sector primary education was to become completely free at the point of use when the government announced its decision to do away with school fees, teachers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reiterated their concerns about teachers’ salaries and the need...
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News 9 September 2019 UK: increasing starting salaries – a step in the right direction for guaranteeing recruitment and retention of teachers
Reacting to the government’s announcement of an increase in starting salaries for teachers, education unions in the UK have acknowledged that this measure will make teaching more attractive and help to mitigate the recruitment and retention crisis, but further public investment in education is urgently needed.
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News 28 August 2019 Germany: new teachers must receive equal salaries for equal qualifications
The Verband Bildung und Erziehung is pushing for teachers in Germany to be paid the same amount of money for the same initial education and qualifications when they enter the profession.
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News 20 July 2019 ESN holds General Assembly prior to World Congress
The Education and Solidarity Network (ESN), of which Education International (EI) is a founding organisation, held its General Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand on July 20. These organisations from all around the world, including education unions, share the values of solidarity and democracy as their members cooperate to improve the health...
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Worlds of Education 10 July 2019 #OffTrack #1: In Morocco, Teachers Protest Precarious Employment Contracts That Disregard SDG Commitments to Improve Teacher Employment Conditions
Today, the United Nations High-Level Political Forum will focus on reviewing Sustainable Development Goal 8 on decent work and interrelations with other goals. We are far off track to achieve decent work for all educators. In fact, in some countries, governments are introducing policies that are worsening the employment and...
#OffTrack #1: In Morocco, Teachers Protest Precarious Employment Contracts That Disregard SDG Commitments to Improve Teacher Employment Conditions