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Research Teacher supply, recruitment and retention in six Anglophone Sub-Saharan African countries
Dennis Sinyolo
19 December 2007Teacher supply, recruitment and retention in six Anglophone Sub-Saharan African countriesThe purpose of this survey was to investigate teacher supply, teacher attrition, teacher remuneration and motivation, teacher absenteeism and union involvement in policy development in six Anglophone African countries: The Gambia, Kenya, Lesotho, Tanzania Uganda and Zambia.
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News 7 December 2007 New EI study shows current critical shortage of qualified teachers threatening the achievement of EFA
A critical shortage of properly-trained and qualified teachers is threatening the achievement of Education for All targets and Millennium Development Goals by 2015, according to a new study by Education International.
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News 24 October 2007 Senegal: 72-hour strike to make government fulfil its promises
Starting today, Senegalese teachers in primary and secondary public schools are on a 72-hour strike to make the government fulfil its promises on research and housing allowances.
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22 October 2007 Speech by EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, at the UNESCO General Conference held on 22 October 2007, Paris
Below is the speech, in English, of EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, at the UNESCO General Conference held on 22 October 2007 in Paris, France.
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News 19 October 2007 South Africa: Teachers Reject Salary Offer
EI affiliate the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (Sadtu) had rejected the government's proposals on a new teacher payment regime which would link remuneration with performance.
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News 17 October 2007 World Teachers’ Day: Better working conditions means better learning conditions!
On World Teachers’ Day - October 5th - teachers, students, parents and communities came together to celebrate the achievements of teachers, and to demand Quality Teachers for Quality Education!
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News 15 October 2007 Bulgaria: Strike enters its 3rd week with no resolution in sight
The teacher strike in Bulgaria that began on 24 Sep has now entered its third week, and a clear resolution to the impasse is still not in sight.
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News 12 October 2007 Cameroon: SYNTESPRIC members demonstrated for better job security
On 5 October, World Teachers' Day, members of the Syndicat des Travailleurs des Etablissements scolaires privés du Cameroun (SYNTESPRIC) held a demonstration to demand the government ratify their collective agreement.
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News 10 October 2007 South Africa: Graduates to repay state bursaries with service at rural schools
Newly qualified teachers whose studies have been financed by the Education Department will be required to teach at remote schools for up to four years in an attempt to help schools most in need.
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News 9 October 2007 DRC: strikes suspended after successful negotiations
EI affiliate, the Syndicat des enseignants du Congo (SYECO), has called off its strike on 8 October after a successful negotiation with the government.
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News 8 October 2007 CEE Round Table reaffirms the importance of independent and effective teacher unions to democratic societies
The 3rd annual EI Round Table for Member Organisations in Central and Eastern Europe was recently held from 4-6 October in Riga, Latvia.
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News 8 October 2007 Bulgaria: Teachers on indefinite strike for better wages
EI member organisations from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) which met from 4-6 Oct in Riga for the EI CEE Round Table declared their support for their Bulgarian colleagues. EI affiliates in Bulgaria, SEB and PODKREPA, launched a nation-wide protest and indefinite strike on 24 September for better wages.
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News 5 October 2007 World Teachers' Day: Teachers around the world celebrate their profession
Today, World Teachers' Day, EI joins people around the world in celebrating the important role of teachers and their contribution to our society.
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News 5 October 2007 Zimbabwe: Teachers stop strike after successful negotiations with government
Zimbabwean teachers who were on strike for better wages and working conditions have called off their strike after successful negotiaions with the government.
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News 5 October 2007 On World Teachers' Day, Barometer highlights teachers' rights, education quality
On World Teachers' Day and all year round, Education International's latest Barometer of Human and Trade Union Rights provides objective and insightful analysis of the quality of education and the respect for human and trade union rights around the world.
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News 28 September 2007 Portugal: Teachers demand better working conditions
Against the backdrop of a campaign to assess the image of the teacher in society, EI affiliate FENPROF will commemorate World Teachers Day, a public holiday on October 5th, with a large meeting in Lisbon from 3pm onwards.
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News 24 September 2007 Trinidad and Tobago: Teachers celebrate pay settlement
Members of EI affiliate the Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers' Association (TTUA) are celebrating after their demand for a 100 per cent pay adjustment for teachers was met.
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News 21 September 2007 Pan-European group of education trade unionists will celebrate World Teachers' Day in Riga
Education trade union leaders from 20 countries will gather to celebrate World Teachers' Day at the Central and Eastern European Round Table meeting to be hosted by the Latvian Education and Scientific Workers' Trade Union (LIZDA).
Pan-European group of education trade unionists will celebrate World Teachers' Day in Riga