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The future is now: Education International hits the airwaves
Communications experts from EI’s member organisations are meeting in Belgrade for two days of strategic planning and learning on everything related to communications, from geo-targeting to linking advocacy to effective messaging.
Communicators build bridges in Belgrade
With a full slate of resolutions to be adopted, the first day of the European Trade Union Committee for Education Conference turned to the plight of refugees in Europe.
Refugee education the focus as the ETUCE launches first day of conferenceThe OECD’s 2015 PISA contains a range of strong and positive proposals on equity, tackling disadvantage and on the promotion of science teaching, but fails to adopt a coherent narrative on positive teacher policy.
PISA: strong on equity, but weak on positive teacher policy
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Day of People with Disabilities, Education International calls on stakeholders to double their efforts to include teachers and students with disabilities into the education system.
Paving the way to education for people with disabilities
Gathered for the second day of their their quadrennial conference in Belgrade, Serbia, the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), Education International’s European Region, has elected a new leadership team to head the organization for the next four years.
European educators elect new leadership
Around 320 participants from 131 education trade unions from 48 countries, representing more than 11 million teachers and education personnel across Europe, gather in Belgrade, Serbia, to set the course for European education policy debates for the next four years.
European educators gather to promote quality education
The nomination of a new secretary of education has immediately triggered expressions of concern from education trade unions in the United States, who fear that previous achievements will be systematically dismantled.
USA: unions shocked after nomination of DeVos
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Elie Jouen, who was Deputy General Secretary at Education International from its foundation until he retired shortly after the Berlin Congress, in 2008.
Death of Elie Jouen, former EI Deputy General Secretary
Education International is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Flocken as the new European Director of ETUCE (European Trade Union Committee for Education), the European Region of EI.
European education unions welcome new ETUCE director
The election of Donald Trump has stunned the American education unions NEA and AFT. Both unions have actively campaigned for the election of Hillary Clinton who had promised to give quality public education for all a prominent place on her political agenda.
US Elections: "Though we are disheartened, we must not lose heart."