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Trade union rights are human rights 10 March 2015 UK teachers’ unions: review of asbestos in schools must be released
Staff and children continue to be put at risk, say education unions in the United Kingdom, who are urging their government to immediately publish its own review of asbestos management in schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 March 2015 Teachers, Technology, Education for All: A Way Forward
With the Global Education and Skills Forum underway in Dubai, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen shares his thoughts on how to balance quality teaching and quality education with learning technology.
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Equity and inclusion 9 March 2015 International Women’s Day: activists bring the Big Apple to a standstill
Education International’s delegation to the 59th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women marched alongside thousands of activists through New York Sunday for gender equality and the rights of women and girls.
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Standards and working conditions 9 March 2015 German educators take to the streets demanding better work conditions
The Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft, together with other public sector unions, is organising strikes across Germany in pursuit of a salary increase and a collective agreement for the 200,000 teachers employed in public schools.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 March 2015 African educators taking strides to enhance teacher effectiveness
In February, Education International organized national conversations on the issues affecting teacher effectiveness in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Senegal, part of a programme aimed at boosting teacher unions’ promotion of quality education.
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Equity and inclusion 6 March 2015 International Women’s Day: Looking back to Beijing and beyond 2015
2015 is an auspicious year for International Women’s Day celebrations: we mark the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the most advanced document on women’s rights and empowerment ever signed by world leaders.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 6 March 2015 Lifting the veil of secrecy blanketing education in free trade talks
Calling for full transparency, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on the Trade in Services Agreement negotiations has made it clear that public services, including education, are not for sale and must be taken off the table.
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Standards and working conditions 5 March 2015 Education leaders call for an end to harsh accountability demands
Stringent accountability demands imposed on schools, education leaders and teachers by governments harm and undermine professional autonomy and quality education for all, was the key message from EI’s conference on educational leadership held in Amsterdam.
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Union renewal and development 5 March 2015 Lebanon: government to reconsider making EI Beirut “hub” official
Lebanese authorities have made a commitment to re-examine Education International's request to establish an office in Beirut, out of which its programmes supporting education unions in the Arab region are coordinated.
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Union growth 4 March 2015 The right to strike worth fighting for in Zimbabwe and Niger
Teacher unions from Zimbabwe and Niger answered Education International’s call to support the Global Action Day on the Right to Strike by organising and spearheading various activities that stressed the importance of taking labour action.
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Union renewal and development 3 March 2015 New union headquarters a sign of hope for Ukrainian educators
With the help of financial solidarity support, educators in Ukraine once again have a home for their trade union and something to celebrate amidst the ongoing conflict that has divided the country.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 March 2015 Iraq: Tackling the challenge of balancing quality and safety in education
In their efforts to provide quality education in Iraq, the country’s educators are calling on public authorities for support amid the growing threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
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Union growth 27 February 2015 UK: Survey highlights plight of teachers
The excessive workloads and working hours facing teachers in the UK have been clearly established in figures published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to mark its annual Work Your Proper Hours Day.
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Union growth 26 February 2015 Education heavyweights line up to support the rights of Korean teachers
The Global Campaign for Education has called on the South Korean authorities to respect the basic union rights of teachers in a powerful statement of solidarity delivered at its world assembly in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 February 2015 African educators throw their support behind Post-2015 education agenda
Leading stakeholders in African education made a bold statement in Kigali, Rwanda this month when they pledged to actively develop a new education agenda to help shape the future of the continent.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 February 2015 Submit your slogan proposal for the World Education Forum
The Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) is running a twitter-based crowd sourcing competition for education partners to come up with a slogan for the World Education Forum 2015, to be held from 19-22 May 2015, in Incheon, Republic of Korea.
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Union renewal and development 23 February 2015 Death of a public education champion
Alain Mouchoux, former ETUCE General Secretary, unexpectedly passed away in the morning of 22 February at the age of 77. "A strongly committed trade union activist and a true public education champion has left us," says EI General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen. "Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife...
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Union renewal and development 23 February 2015 The Oscars trigger debate on elitist revolving doors
The Academy awards have ignited a debate on the chances of working-class actors to climb the ladder of success, given the increasing proportion of ‘posh actors’ hailing from elite schools sitting atop the acting summit.
The Oscars trigger debate on elitist revolving doors