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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 October 2014 Positioning School Leadership in the Agenda for School Reforms
Members of the European Policy Network on School Leadership (EPNoSL) network met in Nice on 25 -26 September 2014 to discuss the implementation of priorities for the development of school leadership to validate reflection tools for school leadership policy design and to share good practices.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 October 2014 Education and other public services - an increasingly controversial issue in TTIP
The 7th round of the TTIP negotiations between the EU and the US closed on 3 October 2014. During the joint press conference both the US and the EU chief negotiators , addressed specifically the issue of public services and claimed that public services would not be affected by TTIP....
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Union renewal and development 16 October 2014 European trade unions tackle economic agreements and impact of education crisis
European Union economic agreements, the economic and financial crisis, and their impact on education were the focus for roughly 50 European education unionists as they gathered in Brussels to tackle issues across the continent.
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Standards and working conditions 15 October 2014 France: Unions stress national and global need to prioritise education
Education International’s French affiliates capitalised on World Teachers’ Day to stress the importance of education remaining both a national and global priority, while renewing their calls for increased investment.
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Union renewal and development 15 October 2014 Education International joins fight against Ebola
With the outbreak continuing to spread and the death toll rising, Education International is teaming up with affiliates in Western Africa, drafting plans to secure schools and raise awareness on prevention.
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Union renewal and development 14 October 2014 EI mourns the loss of a friend, and leader in education
It is with profound regret that we announce the death of Ms Stella Maldonado, General Secretary of CTERA, and member of the EI Executive Board.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 October 2014 Haiti: Calls made for total commitment to quality education
Together, Haiti’s President and Minister of National Education joined hundreds celebrating World Teachers’ Day in a ceremony organised by the Confédération Nationale des Educatrices et Educateurs d’Haïti (CNEH), a national affiliate of Education International.
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Union growth 10 October 2014 Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi win Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have been awarded the Nobel peace prize “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 October 2014 Finland: Campaign kicks-off to defend teachers and quality education
Along with an activist dressed as a rooster, the symbol of reading, learning and education for some 500 years, representatives of Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö called for “No cuts to the education budget!"
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Equity and inclusion 10 October 2014 USA: LGBT people pay an ‘unfair price’
Education International (EI) welcomes a landmark report which provides a stark picture of the added financial burdens faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in United States because of discriminatory laws.
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Trade union rights are human rights 9 October 2014 Thousands take to the streets in protest against students ‘disappeared’ by Mexican Police
Outrage across Mexico continues to grow as frantic search efforts are ongoing to find 43 students taken by Mexican municipal police alleged to be controlled by drug cartels in the city of Iguala.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 October 2014 Photo action: a mosaic of teaching situations
On World Teachers’ Day, Education International celebrated the raffle of its first world-wide photo action. The awards have gone out to Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Ghana.
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Union growth 9 October 2014 EI calls for release of kidnapped US hostage
Education International joins its US affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, in calling for the safe release of American academic Warren Weinstein, who was abducted in Pakistan by al Qaeda.
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Equity and inclusion 8 October 2014 Teacher unions will join the world in commemorating International Day of the Girl Child
On 11 October, Education International (EI) and its affiliates will celebrate the 3rd International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 October 2014 Nordic Teachers’ Council: joining forces for quality education
The Nordic Teachers’ Council (NLS), which represents 18 teacher organisations throughout the countries of Northern Europe, has taken a strong stand for quality education beyond 2015.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 October 2014 Education For All Toolkit aims at empowering teachers
The new advocacy toolkit for teachers, produced jointly by the EFA Global Monitoring Report, the International Task Force on Teachers for Education for All and Education International aims at helping teachers use evidence based recommendations for their advocacy.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 October 2014 Paris: Quality education receives royal recognition
The worlds of education and monarchy came together today as the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize was awarded to four organisations, including Education International, for their work and commitment to teachers.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 October 2014 Paris: Quality education receives royal recognition
The worlds of education and monarchy came together today as the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize was awarded to four organisations, including Education International, for their work and commitment to teachers.
Paris: Quality education receives royal recognition