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  1. Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 February 2016

    Reforms and teachers

    Antoni Verger

    Reforms and teachers
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 February 2016

    Selling out the Right to Quality Public Education for All

    Carol Anne Spreen

    In this issue we bring together scholars, educators and advocates who have been working with EI in a global anti-privatisation effort. These scholars are working around the world to raise awareness about how and why education is being placed in the hands of corporations or “edu-preneurs”, instead of educators. The...

    Selling out the Right to Quality Public Education for All
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 January 2016

    Tanzania makes secondary education free for all

    Marking a major win for public education, the Tanzanian government has implemented a new policy making secondary education free for all, and in doing so removes all required fees to go to school.

    Tanzania makes secondary education free for all
  4. Union renewal and development 29 January 2016

    Uganda: teachers get ‘teched out’ to improve teaching and learning

    Teachers in Northern Uganda are set to use information and communication technologies to improve the way they teach and their students learn, following a donation of equipment they received from Education International and Oxfam Novib.

    Uganda: teachers get ‘teched out’ to improve teaching and learning
  5. Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 January 2016

    Global teacher unions say ‘no’ to Trans-Pacific Partnership

    Led by Education International, teacher unions are urging their governments to carve-out education from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on the eve of the official signing.

    Global teacher unions say ‘no’ to Trans-Pacific Partnership
  6. Union renewal and development 28 January 2016

    Online course on workers’ rights open for students across the globe

    An eight-week online course giving students from around the world the chance to earn a higher education certificate on Worker’s Rights in the Global Economy, a blend of economics, human rights and international law.

    Online course on workers’ rights open for students across the globe
  7. Fighting the commercialisation of education 27 January 2016

    Mexican union launches anti-privatisation programme

    Committed to defending the constitutional right to quality education, Mexican union SNTE is gearing up for a campaign to halt the spread of for-profit private education in the country.

    Mexican union launches anti-privatisation programme
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 January 2016

    United Kingdom: Empowering teachers to empower learners

    Finding innovative, practical solutions to today’s social challenges; the need to build a movement of empowered - and empowering - teachers; and embracing a humane, democratic approach to transforming education systems - those were the issues discussed by educators and experts at a recent event in London.

    United Kingdom: Empowering teachers to empower learners
  9. Equity and inclusion 25 January 2016

    Canada: School shooting sheds light on issues that go beyond the classroom

    The lives lost to gunfire in La Loche, Saskatchewan represent not only a tragedy to a community, but reinforce the need of quality schools and teachers in places facing social challenges.

    Canada: School shooting sheds light on issues that go beyond the classroom
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 January 2016

    The importance of teachers and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution

    While all the talk and excitement in Davos is focused on the next industrial revolution, the key to quality education remains living, breathing classroom teachers, despite of all the digital hype.

    The importance of teachers and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution
  11. Trade union rights are human rights 21 January 2016

    Ground-breaking research strengthens link between peacebuilding and education

    A new study sheds light on the relationship between education and justice in conflict situations, focusing on how to foster the respect for human rights and democracy from and towards the classroom.

    Ground-breaking research strengthens link between peacebuilding and education
  12. Equity and inclusion 21 January 2016

    Majority of Canadian teachers say that more LGBTQ support is needed in schools

    According to Canada’s largest study on teachers’ perspectives on LGBTQ inclusive education in the country, only 30 percent of educators say their schools have responded effectively to homophobic, biphobic and transphobic harassment.

    Majority of Canadian teachers say that more LGBTQ support is needed in schools