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Union renewal and development 6 March 2018 Supporting south-south cooperation development
South-south solidarity is a cooperation mode that EI has been helping to happen for many years now.
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Future of work in education 6 March 2018 Algerian unions work towards increased gender equality
Algerian education unions are working with Education International to address gender equality issues in their unions as part of a capacity development programme.
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Union growth 5 March 2018 UK: higher education personnel full steam ahead to protect social benefits and decent pensions
Thousands of university staff have taken part in the biggest strike the UK higher education sector has ever seen, and successfully brought employers to the table for negotiations on social benefits.
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Union renewal and development 2 March 2018 EI: new podcast looks back at 25 years of Education International’s history
To mark the quarter century of Education International, founding General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen recounts in his own words how the organisation came to be and how he sees its influence moving forward.
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Union renewal and development 1 March 2018 Education International begins new chapter with new general secretary
After 25 years Fred van Leeuwen officially hands over the keys to David Edwards, who will lead the organisation into its next phase promoting the teaching profession and public education around the world.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 February 2018 New Zealand: Government announces end of charter schools
New Zealand’s Education Minister has announced the end of charter schools, marking the conclusion of an education initiative dubbed “a failed, expensive experiment” by unions.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 February 2018 Proper implementation of quality assurance standards needed for higher education in Europe
Education stakeholders across Europe have reasserted the need for effective and innovative ways to implement the revised Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in higher education.
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Climate action and literacy 27 February 2018 Fiji: Commonwealth Conference of Education Ministers to prioritise free quality education and educators
Education International has called upon governments to put free quality public education and educators at the heart of efforts to achieve sustainability and resilience through education.
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Union growth 26 February 2018 North American and Caribbean education leaders work towards strong leadership in times of crises
As Education International convenes its regional affiliates in Trinidad and Tobago, the challenges they face are as varied as they are common, from strengthening democracy, ensuring quality education to the future of trade unionism.
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Union growth 23 February 2018 #ItsAboutFreedom: Educators worldwide support US unions under attack
Educators are uniting worldwide in support of their colleagues in the USA, who face one of the most severe anti-union attacks in recent history, aiming at destroying public employee and teacher unions through a Supreme Court case.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 February 2018 Kenya: Bridge loses court case
The High Court of Kenya in Nairobi has dismissed a complaint of Bridge Academies against the education union KNUT and its General Secretary Wilson Sossion, taking a stand for the defense of quality education.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 February 2018 Burkina Faso: United teacher unions secure landmark agreement with government
The National Coordination of Education Unions in Burkina Faso has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government, a landmark agreement covering access to education and improved working conditions.
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Equity and inclusion 21 February 2018 Refugee integration policy needs concerted effort
The need for concerted efforts at national and international levels to effectively integrate refugee children into education was highlighted at a seminar hosted by Education International. The seminar also focused on the need for action in education policy to reduce the risk of a lost generation of children.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 February 2018 Education Support Personnel: A whole community for a holistic approach to education
Education International’s Task Force on Education Support Personnel has geared up preparations for the upcoming first global Conference on Education Support Personnel and reiterated its commitment to enhancing these workers’ status and recognition.
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 February 2018 Research on refugee education puts strong demands on European Union
A new report that combines four national studies on refugee education reveals shortcomings that need to be overcome in order to ensure the inclusion and integration of newcomers in Europe.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 February 2018 Peru: “low cost” private education under scrutiny
A new study by Education International reveals the flaws and inconsistencies behind Peru’s “low cost” private education boom.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 February 2018 Canada: trade unions worried by planned reform of university governance
Education unions oppose Bill 234, which would make sweeping changes in the system of governance of the University of Montreal, threatening academic freedom and the university’s collegial governance, and deteriorating working conditions.
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Standards and working conditions 16 February 2018 UK: Solidarity with education union’s fight over university pensions
Education International’s European region, ETUCE, has sent a message of solidarity to University and College Unions members at 61 UK universities who are due to walk out soon in a dispute over changes to the universities’ pension scheme.
UK: Solidarity with education union’s fight over university pensions