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  1. Standards and working conditions 12 April 2017

    March for Science

    Rob Copeland

    On April 22 a series of rallies and marches (known as the March for Science) are planned for Washington, D.C. and other cities across the world. Education unions can play a key role in the campaign, particularly in pushing for increased public funding for science, greater protection for academic freedom...

    March for Science
  2. Union renewal and development 12 April 2017

    Teachers: The unsung heroes of Brazil’s million-worker general strike

    When there is no data on violence against teachers, nobody has to react - that seems to be the opinion of politicians all over Germany. But the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) were no longer willing to remain silent and commissioned the German forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical...

    Teachers: The unsung heroes of Brazil’s million-worker general strike
  3. Union renewal and development 12 April 2017

    Break the taboo – Raise awareness for violence against teachers

    When there is no data on violence against teachers, nobody has to react - that seems to be the opinion of politicians all over Germany. But the Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) were no longer willing to remain silent and commissioned the German forsa Institute for Social Research and Statistical...

    Break the taboo – Raise awareness for violence against teachers
  4. Equity and inclusion 12 April 2017

    Competencies for Today and Tomorrow

    Nelly P. Stromquist

    At a recent education conference, I was invited to participate in a panel entitled, “Problematizing future competencies: Learning development in the unknown 21st century.” Something about the title generated resistance in me, so instead of offering suggestions on “competencies” for the “unknown” 21st century, I problematized the theme of the...

    Competencies for Today and Tomorrow
  5. Fighting the commercialisation of education 12 April 2017

    When crisis for many means opportunity for some: Private profit and the education of Syrian refugees

    By Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary, EI The war in Syria has been on the front pages of newspapers for six years now. We have witnessed the plight of those who flee, the long winters in refugee camp tents. But little is said about the fate of refugee children when...

    When crisis for many means opportunity for some: Private profit and the education of Syrian refugees
  6. Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 April 2017

    ‘May’ Days in March: Bridge Asked to Account by UK Parliament

    By Susan L. Robertson, University of Cambridge It is not often a US-based private education contractor for the delivery of services gets asked to appear as a witness to give evidence to a UK Government International Development Committee hearing in the House of Commons, London.

    ‘May’ Days in March: Bridge Asked to Account by UK Parliament
  7. Fighting the commercialisation of education 29 March 2017

    To Africa and back: Low-fee for-profit schools in England

    By Howard Stevenson, University of Nottingham Low-fee for-profit schools have become increasingly common in many parts of the developing world. Now one of the figures most closely associated with the growth of this movement, Professor James Tooley, is bringing the idea back home. He is currently seeking government approval to...

    To Africa and back: Low-fee for-profit schools in England
  8. Fighting the commercialisation of education 22 March 2017

    US & Mexico: building walls, sharing Neoliberal Education Policies

    The long read: By Carol Anne Spreen (with assistance from Carrie Anne Coleman), New York University Last month nearly 1000 educators, politicians, academics and union representatives gathered in Toluca, Mexico to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the right to education enshrined in Mexico’s Constitution. Despite this recognition, the right to...

    US & Mexico: building walls, sharing Neoliberal Education Policies
  9. Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 March 2017

    Keeping Our Responsibility to All Children

    On the occasion of GESF , Angelo Gavrielatos reminds us of our responsibility to provide free quality education for all children. Follow @AGavrielatos  to stay infomed on the debate,"This House Would Ban Low-Cost Private Schools in the Developing World" happening at 11.30 (UTC+4), 18/3/17. By Angelo Gavrielatos, Education International

    Keeping Our Responsibility to All Children
  12. Fighting the commercialisation of education 3 March 2017

    Market Obscurantism

    By Jim Baker, Education International Adam Smith and generations of free market, liberal, or classical economists who followed him saw the market as an efficient, workable way for the economy to function. It was based on self-interest. Smith argued, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer,...

    Market Obscurantism
  14. Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 February 2017

    South Africa: The Bait and Switch of School Privatisation

    By Salim Vally, University of Johannesburg The Economist’s recent editorial on South Africa’s schooling system recycles tired arguments but more insidiously, its shallow causal narrative feeds into proposals for the privatisation of education. In essence, it is a classic bait-and-switch maneuver applied to schooling.

    South Africa: The Bait and Switch of School Privatisation
  16. Fighting the commercialisation of education 20 February 2017

    There is no such thing as society

    By Jim Baker, Education International In 1987, Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying: “—There is no such thing as society.”

    There is no such thing as society
  17. Fighting the commercialisation of education 20 February 2017

    There is no such thing as society

    By Jim Baker, Education International In 1987, Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying: “—There is no such thing as society.”

    There is no such thing as society