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Trade union rights are human rights 28 October 2015 Burundi: teachers’ perilous working conditions to be addressed
Amid political and social unrest, Burundi’s teachers’ union is working closely with Education International to both counter the government’s harassment of teachers as well as enhance the safety of their working conditions.
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Equity and inclusion 27 October 2015 Australia’s education system still plagued by inequality
A new report has revealed that Australia’s schools lack the funding to keep up with the needs of a growing student population, and among those especially hit hard and left behind come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Equity and inclusion 26 October 2015 Report: too many barriers preventing gender parity in education
With 62 million girls still denied their right to basic education, the new Gender Summary of the Education For All Global Monitoring Report makes it clear that gender parity in education is far from reality.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 October 2015 South Africa’s president backs down from raising university tuition
President Jacob Zuma has reversed his decision to raise tuition fees in 2016 amid major student protests that have swept across the country in opposition to a proposed 11.5 percent hike.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 October 2015 UK families forced to choose between school uniforms and food
A UK report shows that the mounting cost of school uniforms has led to the families of more than one million children to cut back on food spending and basic essentials.
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Climate action and literacy 22 October 2015 Critical moment reached before global climate negotiations kick-off
With time ticking away before the world’s leaders meet in Paris in December to strike a new climate deal, sustainable development education is one step closer to becoming a reality in curriculum around the world.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 October 2015 Swedish teacher and student are killed in school sword attack
A teacher and a student have been killed and at least two others are reported injured after a man wielding a sword carried out an attack in a school cafe in south-west Sweden.
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 October 2015 Nigeria remembers killed and displaced teachers
Nigerian teachers know all too well how dangerous their work has become, which is why their union used World Teachers’ Day to remember the 600 killed and 19,000 displaced among their ranks.
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Leading the profession 20 October 2015 World Statistics Day cuts through the rhetoric and focuses on the facts that drive decisions
Although statistics may not spark everyone’s interest, the importance of data and its role in shaping decisions and policies is indisputable, and when it comes to education the stats don’t lie.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 October 2015 Serbia: trade union struggle contributes to ending discrimination against female public servants
In a decision being applauded by the Teachers’ Union of Serbia, the country’s constitutional court has overturned a law limiting employees in the public sector that specifically targeted and discriminated women.
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Standards and working conditions 19 October 2015 WTD: Global celebration of teachers
Across the world, Education International’s affiliates marked World Teachers’ Day with a vast variety of events and projects, from school plays to parades and conferences to celebrate the heads of the class.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 October 2015 Striking a balance between technology and quality teaching and learning
At the first-ever Global Education Industry Summit, education stakeholders are exploring the opportunities offered by innovation in teaching and learning and to discuss a framework for ensuring quality and equity amid rapid technological advance.
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Union growth 19 October 2015 Bahrain: union president in need of urgent medical help
Mahdi Abu Dheeb, president of the Bahraini Teachers’ Association, is said to be in poor health and is being refused medical treatment as he continues to serve a five year prison sentence.
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Equity and inclusion 16 October 2015 Refugee children’s education front and centre at global migration forum
Education International joined other Global Unions in Turkey for the 2015 Global Forum on Migration and Development to demand human, labour and education rights for migrants.
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Equity and inclusion 15 October 2015 Teacher unions focus on plight of refugee children’s education
From Europe to the United States, teacher unions are urging their governments to both welcome more refugees and to ensure that schools open their doors to make quality education available to refugee children.
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Standards and working conditions 15 October 2015 Polish “Teachers' Protest Day” draws thousands to the capital
More than 15 thousands teachers and workers in education, from primary to higher education and science, took to the streets of Warsaw Wednesday to protest against education policy on the Day of National Education.
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Union renewal and development 15 October 2015 Security and funding at the core of African regional committee
Education International’s African committee is convening with a focus on the two major challenges that hamper quality education on the continent: lack of school security and the urgent need for funding.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 October 2015 GEW initiative on the verge of a breakthrough: reform of limited-term employment contracts in academia imminent in Germany
Until January 2016, the German federal government plans to amend the Academic Temporary Contract Law (WissZeitVG), which provides the legal basis for the use of temporary fixed-term contracts.
GEW initiative on the verge of a breakthrough: reform of limited-term employment contracts in academia imminent in Germany