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Asia-Pacific's report
Asia-Pacific
Africa's report
Africa
Worldwide report
Worldwide
The latest set of results from the 2015 PISA study published today focuses on students’ well-being and the role families, teachers and the school community play in achieving quality education for all.
PISA results look into complexity of students’ well-being
The importance of trade union unity in terms of development cooperation activities in Africa was underlined during a recent meeting between African education unions and their development cooperation partners.
Africa: Unions work towards unity and education priorities
When there is no data on violence against teachers, nobody has to react - that seems to be the opinion of politicians all over Germany. But the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) were no longer willing to remain silent and commissioned the German forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical...
Teachers: The unsung heroes of Brazil’s million-worker general strike
When there is no data on violence against teachers, nobody has to react - that seems to be the opinion of politicians all over Germany. But the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) were no longer willing to remain silent and commissioned the German forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical...
Break the taboo – Raise awareness for violence against teachers
Breadth of learning, improved curricula and skills adapted to the 21st Century were at the heart of a recent international symposium in Washington, USA.
USA: International symposium puts teachers at core of curriculum development
The Executive Board of Education International has expressed its recognition for a life devoted to education to Deputy General Secretary Charlie Lennon, who will retire in the coming months.
Executive Board pays tribute to lifelong champion of education
The 49th meeting of the Education International’s Executive Board will take stock of measures and actions taken and to be taken to implement its quadrennial programme for quality education as mandated by the 2015 World Congress.
Global education movement advances on its priority themes
Global commitments to women’s economic empowerment were agreed by the 163 participating member states at the 61st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women which drew to a close on 24 March.
Education unionists celebrate hard-won gains on women’s empowerment
Maggie MacDonnell of Quebec, and a member of Education International’s Quebec affiliate, CSQ, was selected from among 20,000 nominees worldwide at the Varkey Foundation’s Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai.
Canadian receives Global Teacher Prize
Europe
Europe