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News 21 September 2017 Canada: Quebec education unions call on government to do more for students with disabilities
With close to one million students back in Quebec schools, education trade unions are reminding the provincial government of its need to keep its promise to ensure quality education for all.
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News 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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Research Practices, challenges and future prospects in the recruitment and training of teachers in Ethiopia
Dr. Eric Daniel Ananga and Dr. Emmanuel M. J. Tamanja
14 September 2017Practices, challenges and future prospects in the recruitment and training of teachers in EthiopiaThe study assesses the current practices, future prospects and challenges in the recruitment, selection, and training of the first cycle primary school teachers’ training policy of Ethiopia and puts forward policy recommendations.
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News 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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Research Managing the effects of large class sizes on quality education in Ghana
12 September 2017Managing the effects of large class sizes on quality education in GhanaThe study aims to identify actual class sizes as against the required size by education providers and policy makers. Further, the study also examines the possible causes and effects of large class sizes. Finally, this study identifies possible ways of managing large class sizes in the Ghanaian education system from...
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News 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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News 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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News 28 August 2017 UK: with a new school year comes an increasing need for teachers
Reports of a teacher shortage in Scotland as schools prepare to reopen their doors have prompted one of the United Kingdom’s education unions to urge the government to find a solution to a growing problem.
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News 11 August 2017 France: education unions hold government to task over commitment to living standards
Through their trade union federations, French education unions are not letting public authorities forget their commitment ensuring that public servants a decent standard of living through the Protocol on Professional Pathways, Careers and Remuneration.
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News 26 July 2017 Lebanon: Government moves to increase teachers’ salaries
After intense advocacy efforts by education unions and civil society organisations, the Lebanese parliament has passed a law providing a salary increase - for the first time in five years - for public services employees, including teachers.
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News 17 July 2017 Saudi Arabia: Call to halt execution of peaceful protestors
Education International strongly urges Saudi Arabian authorities to halt the execution of student Mujtaba’a al-Sweikat and other men facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia for protest-related offences.
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News 14 July 2017 UK: Report fails to address substitute teachers’ conditions
Commenting on the release of the Taylor Review into Modern Working Practices, education unions in the United Kingdom have expressed great disappointment at its failure to address the ongoing exploitation of substitute teachers by many employment agencies.
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News 12 July 2017 France: Unions criticise plans for sick leave waiting period in public sector
EI-affiliated trade union groups in France have strongly criticised the French government's intention to reinstate a waiting day for public service employees in case of sick leave, describing the measure as “ineffective” and “unfair”.
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News 10 July 2017 The Philippines: Education union mobilises against low pay
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers has firmly condemned what they see as Filipino public authorities’ anti-teacher statements and policies.
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News 7 July 2017 Bermuda: Roll-back on commitments in pre-election negotiations
The Bermuda Union of Teachers has condemned what it views as disrespect shown by the government-led public service negotiating team for walking back its agreement reached with union to advance quality education in the country.
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News 4 July 2017 New OECD report critical of Romania’s education system
Welcomed by the Free Trade Union Federation in Education, the report echoes many of the union’s concerns, from high-stakes testing to the need for greater teacher autonomy, in an in-depth examination of the education system.
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News 27 June 2017 Switzerland: low salaries reducing attractiveness of a career in education
The teaching profession in Switzerland is losing its charm in the eyes of many seeking career options, according to research by the Swiss Teachers’ Union.
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26 June 2017 Education and Training Policy in the European Semester - Public Investment, Public Policy, Social Dialogue and Privatisation Patterns across Europe
The European Union has answered to the economic and financial crisis, adopting the Europe 2020 Strategy plan for sustainable, smart economic growth. Education, employment, fighting poverty and social exclusion are at the hearth of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the EU-policy making, coordinated through the European Semester coordination. Since the...
Education and Training Policy in the European Semester - Public Investment, Public Policy, Social Dialogue and Privatisation Patterns across Europe