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  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2024

    Organizing for a new treaty on free public education

    Bede Sheppard

    World Children’s Day is celebrated annually on 20 November. The date is auspicious for children’s rights as it coincides with the date on which the United Nations adopted both the Declaration on the Rights of the Child in 1959 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

    Organizing for a new treaty on free public education
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 November 2024

    Standing up for quality public education on International Students' Day

    Ruth Thornton, Shamna Abdul Kareem, Dilara Keven, Marina Mata, Mairead Howley

    International Students’ Day, celebrated on 17th November, has long been associated with student activism against human rights’ violations . This year we, a group of students and recent graduates, feel compelled to draw attention to the perilous position of the right to education worldwide – with public education underfunded and...

    Standing up for quality public education on International Students' Day
  3. Equity and inclusion 31 October 2024

    Honoring and celebrating gender diversity in the classroom

    Bill Farmer

    The beginning of a new school year always inspires a range of emotions for both educators and students, from excitement and anticipation to anxiety and uncertainty. Reflecting on my own childhood, I can still vividly remember the nervous energy that would build as the first day of school approached. I’d...

    Honoring and celebrating gender diversity in the classroom
  4. Equity and inclusion 11 October 2024

    Education voices | Teachers stand proud as allies for girls’ vision for the future

    Marking the International Day of the Girl Child

    On October 11, the International Day of the Girl Child, educators around the world reaffirm their commitment to advancing girls’ rights through education. This year’s theme, “Girls’ vision for the future” , highlights their potential to effect change and to build a world where all girls are protected, respected, and...

    Education voices | Teachers stand proud as allies for girls’ vision for the future
  5. Leading the profession 30 September 2024

    A facilitator’s perspectives on Teacher-led Learning Circles on Formative Assessment

    Seongryang Lee

    Seongryang Lee shares her experience participating in the “Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment” project as a facilitator of Kyungnam Circle in the Republic of Korea. Implemented in seven countries, the project aims to provide teachers with tools and support to identify and establish effective teacher-led formative assessment practices and...

    A facilitator’s perspectives on Teacher-led Learning Circles on Formative Assessment
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 September 2024

    Teachers at the heart of global sustainability: a call for urgent reform

    Rachel Wilson

    There's so much happening around the globe that it's easy to miss significant announcements. Back in February, an urgent and impactful report was released that has flown under the radar for many. While immediate global crises demand our attention, this story shines a light on a crucial yet overlooked issue....

    Teachers at the heart of global sustainability: a call for urgent reform
  7. Democracy 21 August 2024

    Education Voices | Georgiy Trukhanov, Laureate of the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award

    Georgiy Trukhanov

    At Education International’s 10th World Congress, Georgiy Trukhanov was awarded the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award. In this interview, Georgiy looks back on his experience as a union leader defending democracy in wartime.

    Education Voices | Georgiy Trukhanov, Laureate of the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award
  8. Equity and inclusion 19 August 2024

    Education Voices | Arlene Inouye, Laureate of the 2024 Albert Shanker Education Award

    Arlene Inouye

    At Education International’s 10th World Congress, Arlene Inouye was awarded the 2024 Albert Shanker Education Award. In this article, Arlene looks back on her journey as a union activist, advocating for the rights of Asians and Pacific Islanders in education and society.

    Education Voices | Arlene Inouye, Laureate of the 2024 Albert Shanker Education Award
  9. Equity and inclusion 13 August 2024

    Education Voices | Laures Park, Laureate of the 2024 Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Rights Award

    Laures Park

    At Education International’s 10th World Congress, Laures Park was awarded the 2024 Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Rights Award. In this interview, Laures retraces her fight for the rights of Māori people and minority groups in New Zealand.

    Education Voices | Laures Park, Laureate of the 2024 Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Rights Award
  10. Fighting the commercialisation of education 30 July 2024

    The fight for public education and universities in present-day Argentina

    Yamile Socolovsky

    Public education in Argentina is under threat from a political agenda that has made its way into the national government and aims to – in the words of President Javier Milei himself – “destroy the state from within”. Arguing that the state is a “criminal organisation” that attacks freedom (of...

    The fight for public education and universities in present-day Argentina
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 July 2024

    Investing in quality education and teachers: an African perspective on EI’s upcoming World Congress

    Joan Aja

    The teaching profession is traditionally known to be a noble profession and a driver for all sectors and industries we have in the world of work. The profession is highly valued but greatly ignored by many African governments: they want quality teaching but take a short-sighted approach and are unwilling...

    Investing in quality education and teachers: an African perspective on EI’s upcoming World Congress
  12. Democracy 26 July 2024

    A Long Journey to “Cham Education” and Democracy

    Hyunsu Hwang

    “A teacher who does not accept a bribe from parents, a teacher who publishes a class yearbook or a class newspaper with students, a teacher who works hard to teach, a teacher who promotes students’ autonomy and creativity, a teacher who speaks up for other teachers, and a teacher who...

    A Long Journey to “Cham Education” and Democracy
  13. Leading the profession 12 July 2024

    Against all odds: the union’s victory to elevate the status of college lecturers in Zimbabwe

    David Dzatsunga

    How does a lecturers’ union influence legislative change and restore the status of its members in a toxic, polarized, and polarising political environment? Through commitment, resilience and indomitable will. This article chronicles the unlikely victory of the College Lecturers Association of Zimbabwe (COLAZ) that saw the Government of Zimbabwe enact...

    Against all odds: the union’s victory to elevate the status of college lecturers in Zimbabwe
  14. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 June 2024

    Upholding professional teaching standards matters

    Ella Mokgalane

    Countries without professional standards deprive their education and teaching workforce of quality and professional excellence. As part of its theory of change, the South African Council for Educators (SACE) adopted the concept of Professional Teaching Standards to provide a common language and vision of the profession that all teachers can...

    Upholding professional teaching standards matters
  15. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 June 2024

    Recognising the teacher crisis in Norway: a key step towards solving it

    Ann Mari Milo Lorentzen

    For years, we have fought for the recognition of the teacher crisis in Norway. A new multi-stakeholder strategy brings hope for change from early childhood to higher levels of education.

    Recognising the teacher crisis in Norway: a key step towards solving it
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 June 2024

    Apologies! We have some good news about teaching.

    Gustavo E. Fischman, Margarita Pivovarova, Eric Haas

    A remarkable feature of many debates about the looming global teacher shortage is the deep-rooted and somewhat predictable perspectives about the role of teachers in this situation. Unfortunately, instead of well-thought-out ideas and exchanges, it appears that when the topic involves teachers, we are stuck with antagonistic perspectives, with each...

    Apologies! We have some good news about teaching.
  17. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 June 2024

    Charting the course for elevating our profession

    Dianne Woloschuk

    In the lead-up to Education International’s 10th World Congress, we invited members of the Executive Board to share their thoughts about the theme of the Congress: “Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy”.

    Charting the course for elevating our profession
  18. Union renewal and development 23 May 2024

    Growing our unions to transform our profession

    Mary Bousted

    In the lead-up to Education International’s 10th World Congress, we invited members of the Executive Board to share their thoughts about the theme of the Congress: “Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy”.

    Growing our unions to transform our profession