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Union renewal and development 15 November 2015 Education International stands with France
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, which have taken the lives of at least 129 and injured more than 300, Education International has conveyed its solidarity with the people of France.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2015 A plethora of new faces ready to tackle ambitious education agenda
Sporting 12 new members, Education International’s Executive Board is ready to get down to business as it prepares to convene in Brussels for the first time since the World Congress in Ottawa.
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Union renewal and development 13 November 2015 Stronger union and government relations the answer to creating better education systems
Strong, healthy education systems are possible when governments include teachers’ unions in policy decision making was the message Education International made clear to Britain’s education stakeholders recently in London.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 November 2015 Sri Lankan teachers work to make children’s education free of corporate influence
Members of the All Ceylon Union of Teachers are preparing to combat the increasing privatisation and de-professionalisation in Sri Lanka’s Early Childhood Education sector, and look at ways of improving access and teachers’ working conditions.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 November 2015 Brace for more austerity in 2016, warns the International Labour Organisation
A worrisome second adjustment shock and ensuing austerity measures are expected to start in 2016 and hit 132 countries, mostly in the developing world, the yearly update on austerity of the International Labour Organisation shows.
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Union renewal and development 9 November 2015 Iraq: teacher unions work to maintain education as conflict continues
Even amidst reports that show the increasing challenges facing education, especially refugee students and teachers, education unions from Iraq and abroad are focused on finding sustainable solutions, despite constant uncertainty facing the war torn country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 November 2015 UNESCO needs teachers to become advocates for sustainable development
A new UNESCO campaign is calling on teachers eager to become advocates for education to help lobby for progress toward achieving the new sustainable development agenda.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 November 2015 New global education agenda adopted in Paris
The future of education has a new roadmap after political leaders from around the world adopted the Framework for Action in the French capital, with hopes placed on its bold take on financing and inclusion.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 November 2015 New education agenda adopted by acclamation
The future of education has a new roadmap to the future as ministers from around the world adopted the Framework for Action in Paris, with hopes placed on its bold take on financing and inclusion.
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Climate action and literacy 4 November 2015 UNESCO report rethinks education for the 21st Century
Rethinking Education provides a blueprint of the type of education needed for the 21st century, with a focus on respect for life and human dignity, social justice, and a shared responsibility for a sustainable future.
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Union renewal and development 4 November 2015 Norwegian teachers’ union elects new president to take the helm
Change was in the air during the Union of Education Norway’s congress this week as delegates elected a former teacher from Oslo as the organisation’s new president for at least the next four years.
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Equity and inclusion 4 November 2015 Asia-Pacific : EI affiliates gather to discuss teacher migration issues in the region
As part of a 3-year project funded by EI and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, EI affiliates from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines met for a 3-day workshop in Kuala Lumpur (September 29th-October 1st) to discuss teacher migration and related social protection issues.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 November 2015 Teachers’ voice injected into 2030 education agenda
On the eve of high-level talks in Paris aimed at adopting a framework to implement the Education 2030 Agenda, an Education International teacher delegation gathered in advance to prepare for the big meeting.
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Equity and inclusion 3 November 2015 UNICEF: number of children in Iraq without access to school reaches two million
The findings of the latest report from the United Nations Children’s Fund are damning, revealing that the number of children in Iraq with no access to school could surpass three million due to unrelenting violence.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 November 2015 Charting the new path to an education for all begins in Paris
World leaders and civil society organisations are heading to Paris this week to adopt a new global framework for education in the hopes of accomplishing the unfinished business of education for all before 2030.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 October 2015 Nigerian army frees 192 abducted children from Boko Haram
Three hundred eight people, including 192 children, have been rescued by the Nigerian army during a raid targeting terrorist group Boko Haram, though none of the 219 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls are among those freed.
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Union renewal and development 30 October 2015 Obama’s admission that high-stakes testing doesn’t work a positive step forward
This week’s announcement by the American president that he and his administration acknowledge that current high-stakes standardized testing does not work may be the first step to returning quality learning to classrooms.
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Union growth 29 October 2015 South Korea: government threatens to take control over history textbooks used in schools
Korean teacher unionists are facing disciplinary measures for requesting the withdrawal of a proposed government measure to take full government control over the contents of history textbooks.
South Korea: government threatens to take control over history textbooks used in schools