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  1. Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 March 2017

    To Africa and back: Low-fee for-profit schools in England

    By Howard Stevenson, University of Nottingham Low-fee for-profit schools have become increasingly common in many parts of the developing world. Now one of the figures most closely associated with the growth of this movement, Professor James Tooley, is bringing the idea back home. He is currently seeking government approval to...

    To Africa and back: Low-fee for-profit schools in England
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 March 2017

    US & Mexico: building walls, sharing Neoliberal Education Policies

    The long read: By Carol Anne Spreen (with assistance from Carrie Anne Coleman), New York University Last month nearly 1000 educators, politicians, academics and union representatives gathered in Toluca, Mexico to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the right to education enshrined in Mexico’s Constitution. Despite this recognition, the right to...

    US & Mexico: building walls, sharing Neoliberal Education Policies
  3. Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 March 2017

    Keeping Our Responsibility to All Children

    On the occasion of GESF , Angelo Gavrielatos reminds us of our responsibility to provide free quality education for all children. Follow @AGavrielatos  to stay infomed on the debate,"This House Would Ban Low-Cost Private Schools in the Developing World" happening at 11.30 (UTC+4), 18/3/17. By Angelo Gavrielatos, Education International

    Keeping Our Responsibility to All Children
  6. Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 March 2017

    Market Obscurantism

    By Jim Baker, Education International Adam Smith and generations of free market, liberal, or classical economists who followed him saw the market as an efficient, workable way for the economy to function. It was based on self-interest. Smith argued, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer,...

    Market Obscurantism
  8. Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 February 2017

    South Africa: The Bait and Switch of School Privatisation

    By Salim Vally, University of Johannesburg The Economist’s recent editorial on South Africa’s schooling system recycles tired arguments but more insidiously, its shallow causal narrative feeds into proposals for the privatisation of education. In essence, it is a classic bait-and-switch maneuver applied to schooling.

    South Africa: The Bait and Switch of School Privatisation
  10. Fighting the commercialisation of education 20 February 2017

    There is no such thing as society

    By Jim Baker, Education International In 1987, Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying: “—There is no such thing as society.”

    There is no such thing as society
  11. Fighting the commercialisation of education 20 February 2017

    There is no such thing as society

    By Jim Baker, Education International In 1987, Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying: “—There is no such thing as society.”

    There is no such thing as society
  15. Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 February 2017

    The teacher of the future: robots versus humans

    By Angelo Gavrielatos, Education International  At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a side event featured a debate on the future of the teaching profession. The topic was: The teacher of the future: robots vs. humans. EI’s response delivered by Angelo Gavrielatos.

    The teacher of the future: robots versus humans
  16. Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 February 2017

    The teacher of the future: robots versus humans

    By Angelo Gavrielatos, Education International  At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a side event featured a debate on the future of the teaching profession. The topic was: The teacher of the future: robots vs. humans. EI’s response delivered by Angelo Gavrielatos.

    The teacher of the future: robots versus humans
  18. Fighting the commercialisation of education 23 January 2017

    Profiting from public education’s digital nervous system

    By Sam Sellar, Manchester Metropolitan University While 2016 was a tumultuous year in global politics, it also came with a number of surprises in the world of technology. Google’s AlphaGo triumphed over professional Go player, Lee Sedol, signaling a major advance in the development of artificial intelligence. Facebook found itself...

    Profiting from public education’s digital nervous system