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News 18 June 2024 Mongolia: Union launches nationwide call to invest in education
The Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU), Education International (EI) national affiliate, has held a series of events to call for respect for teachers’ rights and increased investment in education. It also addressed critical challenges in the education sector, such as teacher shortages, inadequate infrastructure, and the provision...
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Research Impact on Afghan Teachers of the Restrictions on the Right to Learn and to Teach
Research on Teachers’ Status and Working Conditions in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
14 June 2024Impact on Afghan Teachers of the Restrictions on the Right to Learn and to TeachFrom March to May of 2023, Education International and one of its member organisations in Afghanistan, the National Teacher Elected Council (NTEC), conducted a survey among the country’s teachers. The findings paint a bleak picture, revealing the impact of Taliban policy on Afghanistan’s teachers, students, and education system.
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News 13 June 2024 Public education in Cape Verde: A union call for investment
In the archipelago nation of Cape Verde, a recent round of negotiations between the government and teachers’ unions has brought to light the critical need for increased funding in public education. Despite reaching consensus on some demands, the two parties remain at an impasse over salary updates, with the unions...
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News 6 June 2024 Campaigning for education funding in Cameroon: new energy to transform education
As Cameroon prepares for a crucial election year, education unions - the Fédération Camerounaise des Syndicats de l’Éducation (FECASE) and the Fédération des Syndicats de l'Enseignement et de la Recherche (FESER) - are mobilising to make the funding of public education a national priority. Spearheaded by Education International's Go public!...
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News 5 June 2024 Advancing teacher education in Iraqi Kurdistan: Building a better pedagogy
The Kurdistan Teachers Union (KTU), in partnership with Education International, has launched a comprehensive training course for educators, marking a significant milestone in the region’s educational development.
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News 4 June 2024 Impossible workload: Teachers demand less administration; more focus on teaching and learning in Malaysia
2027 will mark the arrival of a new school curriculum in Malaysia. The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) is placing itself at the centre of talks on what it should contain.
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News 23 May 2024 Education Support Personnel in the crossfire: New research highlights the consequences of privatization and funding shortfalls
In a comprehensive new report titled "Carrying the Community: Addressing the Consequences of Privatization and Funding Shortfalls for Education Support Personnel," Education International (EI) has brought to light the critical challenges faced by Education Support Personnel (ESP) due to increasing privatization and funding cuts in public education.
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Publications Activating the recommendations on teachers in crisis contexts
United Nations High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession recommendations
22 May 2024Activating the recommendations on teachers in crisis contextsThe High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession was convened by the United Nations Secretary General in response to the global teacher shortage. Tasked with providing policy advice for governments to ensure that every child’s right to a professionally-trained, qualified, and well-supported teacher is fulfilled, the Panel identified 59 recommendations.
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News 22 May 2024 Mauritius: Between economic progress and educational challenges
Vinod Seegum, negotiator and former president of the Government Teachers’ Union (GTU), shares his vision of recent developments in Mauritius, its educational challenges, and economic prospects. He underlines that the GTU and the authorities are engaged in intensive social dialogue with a view to improving public education and the status...
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News 16 May 2024 Japan: Union demands changes to address teacher workload and well-being
As Japanese educators face daunting workloads and extended hours, the Japanese Teachers’ Union has launched the campaign, "Schools in Crisis! Sustainable School System for Quality Education and Educators' Well-being," to advocate for comprehensive reforms, including increased funding and systemic changes in public education.
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Worlds of Education 16 May 2024 Carrying the community: how privatization and funding shortfalls are affecting Education Support Personnel
Anja Giudici, Lucas Cone
In November 2023, the North Tyneside Council in England announced that it would withdraw from providing catering to local schools. In August that year, lawmakers in Austin, Texas, passed a law allowing unlicensed chaplains to work as school counsellors, while in March in Gauteng, staff working in South Africa’s National...
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News 14 May 2024 World Education Support Personnel Day: Honoring their essential role for quality, inclusive education
On May 16th, World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day, Education International (EI) and its member organizations reiterate that education professionals – like teaching assistants, school nurses, cafeterias workers, maintenance crews, and bus drivers – play a crucial role in ensuring quality education and a safe learning environment.
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News 14 May 2024 2024 World Education Support Personnel Day: Communications' toolkit
Celebrating the crucial role of Education Support Personnel for quality education for all. Education Support Personnel (ESP), a range of professionals like teaching assistants, school nurses, cafeterias workers, maintenance crews, and bus drivers, play a crucial role in ensuring quality education and a safe learning environment.
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News 13 May 2024 Development cooperation and the push for privatization of education in Latin America: A view from the front lines
The Director of the Education International Latin America (EILA) regional office, Combertty Rodríguez, offered a detailed analysis of the growing trend towards the privatization of education in Latin America, revealing the complexities and challenges facing education unionists and public education systems amidst political, economic, and social pressures. He was adamant...
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News 7 May 2024 Empowering education in Tajikistan: Unionists organise for robust public funding
Top education unionists in Tajikistan vocalized a strong appeal for enhanced public investment in education, aligning with the global "Go Public! Fund Education" campaign by Education International (EI).
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News 26 April 2024 Belgium: Education unions join forces to end teacher shortage and austerity
“Enseignant, pas en saignant” (Teaching, not bleeding). This was one of the slogans used by the 8,000 educators who came from all over Belgium to the capital Brussels to call on politicians to increase funding for public education and put an end to the teacher shortage. The protest took place...
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Worlds of Education 26 April 2024 From recommendations to action: Joining forces to end the global teacher shortage
Johanna Jaara Åstrand
The shortened version of the following remarks were delivered by Johanna Jaara Åstrand, Education International Vice-president for Europe and President of the Swedish Teachers’ Union, at the European Union Global Gateway High-level Education Event on April 11, 2024. The event marked the regional launch of the recommendations put forward by...
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News 26 April 2024 Argentina marches for public education
Thousands of people across Argentina rallied in defence of a fundamental pillar of their education system: public universities. Faced with a drastic budget cut of 70 percent and inflation of around 300 percent, the country’s public universities are in serious financial trouble.
Argentina marches for public education