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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 July 2013 USA: NEA to help make lesson plans available
EI’s largest affiliate, the National Education Association (NEA) in the United States has announced an initiative, the NEA Master Teacher Project, to fund the redesign and expansion of BetterLesson's site and pay 95 math and English language arts teachers selected by an intense vetting process $15,000 to record and share...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 July 2013 Australia: educators demand quick finalisation of Gonski funding negotiations
On 28 June, the Australian Education Union (AEU), EI’s largest Australian affiliate, called on all political leaders to act in a spirit of bipartisanship and finalise agreements on the implementation of the Gonski Report on investment in education within the next two weeks.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 1 July 2013 Progress in access to primary education, says 2013 MDGs Report
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Report 2013 in Geneva, Switzerland. This report features a collection of key MDG statistics for each Goal and analysis to be utilised across the UN system in the lead-up to the September special event on MDGs.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 28 June 2013 Canada: Senate puts anti-trade union Bill C-377 on hold
The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), one of EI’s national affiliates, has welcomed the fact that the Conservative-dominated Senate has blocked Bill C-377. This Bill aimed to force unions to disclose all payments worth C$5,000 or more being made to outside groups or individuals. It also sought to force unions to...
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Equity and inclusion 27 June 2013 Stand with Malala and take action for girls’ education!
EI has sent out a call for action to its affiliates, requesting them to take action for women’s rights and girls’ education.
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Union growth 27 June 2013 UK: Education unions’ joint strike rallies
The NASUWT and the NUT, two of EI’s national affiliates in the UK, are taking joint action as part of their campaign to protect teachers and education. The educators’ unions are in dispute with the Government over teachers’ pay, pensions and working conditions. Tens of thousands of teachers in the...
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Equity and inclusion 27 June 2013 US: Landmark ruling victories
The US Supreme Court’s recent decision on same-sex couple legal protections that dramatically advance equality and human rights has been welcomed by the Presidents of both of EI’s affiliates in the US: the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
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Equity and inclusion 26 June 2013 Germany: trade unionists take action against child labour
During its recent Congress, the Gewerkschaft Erziehung and Wissenschaft (GEW) has reaffirmed its commitment to the right to unrestricted and free access to quality education for everyone as a basic human right, to the UN Millennium Development Goals and to EI’s resolutions on education and on the elimination of child...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 25 June 2013 EI urges support for the treaty on access to printed materials for the visually impaired
EI has called on the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to conclude a new treaty allowing those with visual disabilities to have better access to print materials.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 June 2013 Public Services Day: Support global tax justice to pay for better public services
EI supports the trade union message for World Public Services Day (23 June): “Putting world leaders on notice – members of civil society are uniting for tax justice everywhere”.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 June 2013 OECD report is a ‘wake-up’ call for policy makers
EI deplores the reductions in governments’ expenditure on education and cuts in teachers’ salaries and increases in their working time which are reflected in the latest OECD statistics published today.
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Union renewal and development 24 June 2013 EI Staff come together to mobilise for Quality Education!
The annual meeting of the EI regional coordinators with head office staff, which was held last week in Brussels, was dominated by the new Mobilising for Quality Education initiative. All of those present received a detailed briefing on the aims and objectives of the initiative and on the plans for...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 June 2013 Brazil: CNTE shows solidarity with protests but rejects violence
Since June 12, Brazil has seen numerous protests, mostly organised by young people, which began after the announcement of an increase in the price of public transportation in cities across the country. However, the scope of the demonstrations shows that public transportation is just one of the protesters’ concerns.
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Union growth 24 June 2013 South Korea: International actions in support of education support workers
Teacher unionists in the US organised a protest in front of the Korean Embassy in Washington, D.C. The move was in support of the South Korean education support workers union (KPTU-EdSol). A massive rally is planned for 22 June, in which tens of thousands of Korean workers are expected to...
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Union growth 21 June 2013 Turkey: International solidarity to be shown during days of action
EI and the Global Unions have expressed their unreserved support to the international solidarity actions to be held on 21-22 June to defend fundamental human rights and democracy in Turkey.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 June 2013 EI calls for universal quality education for sustainable development
In her presentation at the 4th Session of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development, held in New York 17-19 June, EI coordinator Antonia Wulff argued for equity and quality in education as preconditions for a successful sustainable development framework.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 June 2013 G8 tackles tax, but fails to mention education
Government leaders came together this week at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland to make progress on issues such as trade agreements, tax systems, and transparency. Yet, despite reiterated commitments to reducing poverty and promoting growth and jobs as top priorities, EI deplores that education´s core role in tackling these...
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Climate action and literacy 20 June 2013 EI calls for universal quality education for sustainable development
In her presentation at the 4th Session of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development, held in New York 17-19 June, EI coordinator Antonia Wulff argued for equity and quality in education as preconditions for a successful sustainable development framework.
EI calls for universal quality education for sustainable development