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Standards and working conditions 24 September 2015 Russia: “Performance pay makes teachers feel insecure”
In Russia teacher evaluation procedures and performance pay are creating unrest within the profession. The Russian education union has raised its concern with public authorities at regional, district and municipal levels throughout the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 September 2015 Dedicated trade union leader appointed to new Commission on financing global education
Teopista Birungi Mayanja, a former member of Education International's Executive Board and founder of the Uganda National Teachers’ Union, has been appointed to a new International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 23 September 2015 Global Labour Tax Summit: fairer taxation for quality education
The Global Labour Tax Summit, held in Geneva, Switzerland, recently, stressed that current fiscal laxity is one of the main causes of growing inequality and chronic underfunding of public services in our societies.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 September 2015 Nepal: successful teachers’ action opens negotiations with Ministry
Following two months of continuous action, Nepalese teachers have been invited by the Ministry of Education to discuss crucial issues such as the public education system and rebuilding works after the earthquakes.
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Union growth 21 September 2015 Finland: trade union front to defend negotiation rights
The teachers’ union Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö has joined over 30,000 workers from all sectors to demonstrate in Helsinki, Finland, to oppose the planned governmental anti-union laws anddefend trade union negotiation rights.
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Standards and working conditions 18 September 2015 Kenyan schools closed as labour dispute worsens
Amid increasing tensions, Kenyan teachers have elected to shutter all public and private schools after the government refused to implement a court ordered pay raise for teachers, stating that the long-awaited increase is unaffordable.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 September 2015 EI statement on the refugee situation: we must take collective action
The people seeking refuge in Europe are among the thousands driven from their homes every year in fear of their lives because of violent conflict, political and economic instability, natural disasters, or extreme poverty.
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Standards and working conditions 17 September 2015 France: a day of strike action in high schools
An interunion association grouping the largest unions representing secondary education, including four EI affiliates (SNES-FSU, FO, SNETAA-FO, CGT), is in conflict with the French government on the matter of the reform of high schools.
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Union renewal and development 16 September 2015 Computers do not improve pupils’ results
Technological innovations in the classroom need the active involvement of both pupils and well trained teachers to be a success factor for learning, according to the latest high-level report published on the subject.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 September 2015 Building the capacity of Liberian teachers
More than 50 teachers from Liberia’s 15 counties traveled to the capital Monrovia last week to discuss ways to enhance education quality in the country, part of Education International’s programme to boost the profession.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 September 2015 Tajikistan: teacher training focuses on vigorous trade unionism and fight against child labour
Education International’s Asia-Pacific regional office has carried out workshops in Tajikistan on trade union basics and on child labour to help boost trade union strength, and to ensure access to education for all.
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Trade union rights are human rights 15 September 2015 Liberia: teachers urged to 'stand up for your rights'
Teachers have been challenged to take the lead in speaking out against barriers undermining the teaching profession during a three-day training workshop on ‘Teacher Effectiveness’ held in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 September 2015 Kenya: teachers demand overdue pay rise
Education International strongly supports its affiliates in Kenya, who have been waiting for 18 years for a promised pay rise, recently restated by a Supreme Court decision.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 September 2015 Iran: Teachers face new round of government repression
The new school year in Iran looms with threats of increased intimidation, arrest and prosecution of teachers, union activists and those who dare to speak up in favour of quality education for all.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 September 2015 DRC: promoting high quality education and teachers
Teachers unions in the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the country’s education ministry for a two day workshop in Kinshasa emphasising the importance of high quality education and teachers.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 8 September 2015 Latin America gears up anti-commercialisation strategy
Latin American education unions have convened in Chile to build a common strategy that will tackle the increasing privatisation and commercialisation of education, in line with Education International’s latest policy priority.
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Union renewal and development 8 September 2015 SNTE mobilises its membership to improve education quality in Mexico
More than fifteen hundred teachers took part in a colloquium on public education reform organized by Mexican teachers’ union SNTE in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon,on 4 and 5 September, with thousands following the discussions on line.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 September 2015 International Literacy Day: quality education for the world we want
Often taken for granted, the ability to read and write is an essential element to creating sustainable societies, which is why this year’s International Literacy Day looks to promote its importance over the long-term.
International Literacy Day: quality education for the world we want