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The National Education Association will not meet with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos until she answers simple questions about her commitment to accountability and transparency for charter schools and to protecting America’s most vulnerable students.
America’s largest teachers’ union faces down Trump administration over charter schools
To better prepare teenagers in linguistic minority schools to find their identity and prepare for adult life, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation has produced a reference tool to help educators work with their pupils.
Canada: new guide released to enhance cultural intervention for linguistic minorities
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Amanda Brown, the Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, has been elected onto the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation as part of the workers’ group.
Education unionist elected onto ILO’s governing body
General Secretaries of the International Trade Union Confederation and the Global Union Federations met on the fringes of the International Labour Conference in Geneva today to discuss joint action on cross-sectoral labour issues.
Global labour movement reaffirms importance of tripartite social dialogue
After the recent wave of terrorist attacks around the world, Education International (EI) is taking a stand against extremism and in favour of unity and solidarity amongst its members.
EI calls for unity and solidarity in the wake of terrorism attacks
The role of unions in helping teachers negotiate professional issues and the impact of data on education were standout topics during Education International’s Research Network.
Datafication of education and professional organisation at heart of researchers’ discussions
With an aim to research, refine, and resist, teachers’ unions are reinforcing their leading role at the cutting edge of research methods and practices at the 13th annual Education International Research Network meeting.
Education unions forge a pathway from research to advocacy
The link between financial literacy skills and social disadvantage are now being connected, according to a new chapter from the PISA 2015 report that shows that financial literacy skills tip the scales of economic advantage.
PISA and financial literacy: far beyond accounting
With a newly elected executive board, Spain’s FECCOO is looking ahead at four years under the banner of “transforming through education”, following its latest congress held last week in Madrid.
Spain: educators reclaim labour rights
After three days of strikes, the stand-off between the government and education unions over funding remains unresolved.
Colombia: Educators say funding for education is key to make peace-deal real