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Climate action and literacy 17 January 2018 Costa Rica makes two years of pre-primary education compulsory
Education International has welcomed the move by Costa Rica to make two years of pre-primary education mandatory before primary school in an effort to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on education.
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Union growth 16 January 2018 DRC: United action to strengthen education unions
Education unions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have launched a joint programme for study circles in schools aimed at revitalising teacher trade unionism.
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Union growth 15 January 2018 Education organisations firmly condemn President Trump’s “vile and unacceptable” comments
Education International’s affiliates, the American Federation of Teachers and the Union of Education Norway, have strongly rejected US President Trump’s racist comments while speaking about Haiti, El Salvador and unspecified African countries.
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Union growth 12 January 2018 Zambia: Government must act to mitigate lost learning time due to cholera outbreak
In Zambia, a cholera outbreak has led to calls for Government action to help students recover lost learning time following the delayed opening of schools.
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Trade union rights are human rights 11 January 2018 Iranian education union leader Esmail Abdi released on furlough
Education International has been notified that Tehran teacher union leader Esmail Abdi was released on furlough from Evin prison on 9 January, a temporary reprieve from his six-year sentence.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 January 2018 Iraq: Union continues support for region devastated by earthquake
The Kurdistan Teachers’ Union in Iraq was quick to support colleagues and the education system in eastern and southern Iraq after its devastation by an earthquake late last year.
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Standards and working conditions 9 January 2018 UK: Unions call for increased dialogue with new Education Secretary
Following the reshuffle of the UK government by Prime Minister Theresa May, educators have welcomed the nomination of Damian Hinds as Education Secretary, and anticipate an ongoing social dialogue with him.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 January 2018 Australia: Attack on working conditions linked to teachers’ stress
Australian educators have protested against deteriorating work conditions in the technical and further education sector in Victoria, a direct threat to quality education.
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Union renewal and development 8 January 2018 Upcoming events
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Equity and inclusion 7 January 2018 Poland : ZNP organises a conference on migrants’ education
On December 18-19, 2017 the Polish Teachers' Union and the Foundation for Social Diversity organised a conference in Warsaw entitled "Teachers for high quality education of students and students with migration experience". The conference concluded an 18-month project aiming to improve refugees’ and migrants’ education in Poland.
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Equity and inclusion 5 January 2018 In France, union launches pedagogical support to fight prejudices against migrants
SNUipp-FSU, in collaboration with the NGO Solidarité Laïque and the parents’ association FCPEjust released a child-friendly booklet entitled « We’re above all children: stop false myths about migrants and refugees ».
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 January 2018 Partnership needed to increase value accorded to education
Education in Scotland is undervalued, according to a recent study undertaken for Education International, which also stresses that public authorities and education policy makers must work with teachers and their unions on professional and national identity.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 January 2018 UK: Scrutinising the notion of ‘high-performing’ schools
Teacher unionists in the UK have requested public authorities to explain the term ‘high performing’ schools, and reiterated the need for social justice and social mobility for all young people.
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Equity and inclusion 3 January 2018 Germany: Students need role models of both genders
The German education union, Verband Bildung und Erziehung, has reiterated the crucial importance of role models from both genders for school students.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 January 2018 25th anniversary sparks renewed activity from Education International
Wishing everyone a prosperous new year, Education International will hit the ground running to start 2018, and, as ever, the global federation of education trade unions will work hard defending the interests of all workers in the education sector, and promoting access to quality public education for all.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 December 2017 UK: official education inspection body needs to up its game, say unions
UK teacher unions have re-affirmed the Government’s responsibility to acknowledge the need for a fully functioning and quality education system.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 December 2017 Finland: enhancing national language skills
Languages should be learned at the earliest educational stage and language studies in Finland must be guaranteed for all.
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Equity and inclusion 19 December 2017 Education needs to be at the heart of migration policy
Education should be at the core of the new Global Compact for Migration, according to Education International, commenting on the importance of a whole-of-society approach to migration at the local and national level.
Education needs to be at the heart of migration policy