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Union growth 5 August 2016 Struggle to educate Syrian refugee children mounts as funding dries up
According to a new report released by Theirschool, a pledge made by world leaders to get all refugee Syrian children into school has fallen far short due to an urgent funding gap.
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Union renewal and development 3 August 2016 UK: school funding formula for schools delayed
Education unions in the UK have reacted to the postponement of the new national funding formula for schools by reaffirming that the formula does not yet add up and that additional investment is needed.
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Standards and working conditions 3 August 2016 US: new study reveals that unions boost quality of education
Teachers’ unions do not overprotect tenured teachers, according to a recent study, in fact they create a net positive for educational quality by contributing to increased teacher quality and higher educational attainment for students.
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Union growth 2 August 2016 Van Leeuwen and Pavanelli meet with the ILO to address the situation in Turkey
The General Secretaries of Education International and Public Services International have expressed their deep concern about Turkey’s ongoing and large scale violations of core labour standards to the International Labour Organization.
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Union growth 1 August 2016 USA: Teachers reach out after Orlando massacre
Teacher unions and trade unions in the United States are working togetherto provide support and resources to the Orlando community after the mass shooting at a night club in June.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 July 2016 Uganda: School closures a major blow to for-profit chain
Bridge International Academies appears to be losing its foothold in Uganda following a government decision to close 87 for-profit primary schools, including those belonging to Bridge, after failing to comply with minimum standards and regulations.
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Standards and working conditions 29 July 2016 Switzerland: union launches initiative to promote decent pension for teachers
When Swiss citizens hit the polls on 25 September they will have the chance to vote on a popular initiative known as AHVplus, initiated by teacher unionists, which aims to offer increased pensions to educators.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 July 2016 New programme calls for a joint vision to achieve Secondary and Higher Education for All in Europe
Education International has partnered with the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions and the European Students’ Union to target their members through a joint action programme aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Trade union rights are human rights 27 July 2016 Ecuador: Union resists government threat of dissolution
Ecuador’s National Education Union, UNE, is facing the threat of being shut down as the Ministry of Education initiates proceedings for the union’s legal dissolution, a move that violates the country’s international commitments.
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Equity and inclusion 26 July 2016 EI defends the rights of refugee and migrant children and educators at the UN
To prepare for the High-Level Meeting on refugees and migrants in New York in September, Education International joined global unions and civil society at the UN to defend children and educators.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 July 2016 India: government called out for its failure to ensure the right to education
A new Education International report on edu-businesses operating in Hyderabad and Delhi, India has unveiled education inequities in the system while uniting politicians, unions, as well as parents and teachers around a common cause.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 July 2016 EI President commends the AFT for its 100 years of championing quality public education
Education International's President Susan Hopgood joined the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Federation of Teachers, thanking the education union “for setting an important example”, and “fighting for the public school, for equity and for democratic values”.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 July 2016 Education International speaks on behalf of workers and trade unions at UN high-level forum
Meeting in New York City, the High-Level Political Forum is convening to review the progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, and EI is there to share the voice of the trade union movement.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 July 2016 UNESCO event calls for policies to ensure no one is left behind
In its efforts to drum up support for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Quality Education, UNESCO co-organised a high level meeting with UNICEF in New York on 19 July.
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Trade union rights are human rights 19 July 2016 Turkey’s democratic principles crumble as government purges education sector
In response to the latest developments in Turkey, Education International cannot stand idle to what it sees as the degradation of democratic values and strongly condemns the government’s actions which now target the country’s educators.
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Union renewal and development 19 July 2016 USA: AFT endorses Clinton as it marks centenary
The American Federation of Teachers kicked-off its 84th Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota by welcoming Hillary Rodham Clinton. The AFT supports Clinton to be elected as President of the United States in November.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 July 2016 Latest UN figures show that universal education for all still a work in progress
Despite the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals, new data released by the Global Education Monitoring Report reveal the immense global challenge to get all children and youth into school.
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Equity and inclusion 15 July 2016 Nice: Education International offers its condolences as France mourns once again
In the aftermath of yet another horrific attack that has robbed families of innocent lives in the face of democracy and freedom, Education International stands in support of its French affiliates and the French people.
Nice: Education International offers its condolences as France mourns once again