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Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 April 2023 Mongolia: FMESU demand just and fair salaries for teachers and education support personnel
Thousands of education workers answered the call of the Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU) and peacefully demonstrated on April 6th in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar to demand increased salaries for teachers and education support personnel.
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Future of work in education 14 April 2023 Great steps forward for teaching and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
The 43rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded with major wins for the rights of teachers and researchers to adapt and choose materials for quality education and research. Education International participated together with member organisations CONADU (Argentina), AUSPS (Fiji),...
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Union renewal and development 14 April 2023 Development cooperation and solidarity in the Caribbean, in times of COVID-19 and afterwards
Present in Brussels, Belgium, for a meeting of the Education International (EI) Development Cooperation Network , Don Howell, General Secretary of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) - an Education International umbrella body for teachers in the Caribbean - and President of the Saint Lucia Teachers' Union (SLTU), explained how...
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Democracy 11 April 2023 Eswatini: Education International fully supports education unionists
Education International (EI) sent a High-Level Mission to Eswatini to reiterate on-site the support of the education union community to colleagues in the country, and to urge the national governmental authorities to put an immediate halt to the persecution of Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) leaders, introduce democratic governance...
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Leading the profession 11 April 2023 EI solidarity mission to Türkiye: Educators and unionists on the frontlines
An Education International delegation visited the earthquake-affected area in Turkiye, meeting with teachers, unionists, volunteers, and local leaders to deliver a message of solidarity and convey condolences for the terrible losses suffered, but also to take stock of the scale of the destruction and the needs on the ground in...
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Leading the profession 10 April 2023 Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment – Teachers gather for a fifth workshop in Côte d’Ivoire
Following the network event held in early March, the Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project in Côte d'Ivoire held its fifth workshops in circles across the country on the 29th of March 2023.
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Leading the profession 6 April 2023 Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment - Second network event drives project forward in Côte d'Ivoire
The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project has continued to build momentum in Côte d'Ivoire. Thanks to an enthusiastic team, led by a dedicated national researcher Professor Claude Koutou, a second network event took place on the 8th of March 2023.
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Equity and inclusion 4 April 2023 India: Education International working with educators and allies to eliminate child labour
“Every child has the right to learn, play, and grow up without being exploited," stated All India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF) General Secretary Kamala Kanta Tripathy during a recent mission led by Education International (EI) as part of EI's work to eliminate child labour.
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Leading the profession 3 April 2023 Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment – First Learning Circles held across Brazil
The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project began in Brazil in early February. The project in Brazil is coordinated by its dedicated national researcher, Professor Dalila Andrade Oliveira.
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Standards and working conditions 30 March 2023 UNSA Education's Barometer of Education Professions: taking the pulse of French educators
UNSA Education has launched a survey of French educators for the 2023 edition of its Barometer of education professions. This survey will allow education staff to talk about their working conditions, their aspirations and their vision of their profession.
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Leading the profession 30 March 2023 Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment: Spotlight on the international research team
The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project aims to provide teachers with tools and support to identify and establish effective teacher-led formative assessment practices that can be disseminated within and across education unions. Research is a key part of the project.
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Equity and inclusion 29 March 2023 UN Conference on the Status of Women: We need action to make gender equality in the digital age a reality
The 67th session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW67) held in New York, March 6 to 17 adopted conclusions that acknowledge the critical role of technology and innovation in achieving gender equality and recognise the challenges to gender equality in the digital age.
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Standards and working conditions 29 March 2023 Cape Verde: We stand for safe schools!
Following a serious incident in a school, the Federaçao Caboverdiana dos Professores (FECAP), Education International’s member organisation in Cape Verde, has expressed deep concern and reiterated its rejection of all violence in educational settings against teachers, education support personnel or students.
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Leading the profession 28 March 2023 South Korea : Co-creating a common purpose through Teacher-led Learning Circles
The Teacher-Led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment (T3LFA) project held its first network event in South Korea on 18 and 19 February 2023. The network event provided a central place where project participants from Jeju, Kyungnam and Jeonbuk provinces could come together. This allowed for thirty teachers, six facilitators, two...
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Together we build union power 27 March 2023 Syria: Global education union community solidarity helps teachers and other education staff
Since Türkiye and Syria were struck on February 6th by a devastating earthquake that left tens of thousands dead and injured, including hundreds of teachers, support staff, academics and other education workers, the Union of Teachers in Northeast Syria (UTNES) and the international education union community via Education international (EI)...
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Leading the profession 24 March 2023 Quality inclusive education must be guaranteed, and publicly funded, top African education unionists say
At its latest meeting, the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) has taken stock of current and upcoming activities and challenges for educators and their unions in the region and called on member organisations to join the EI Go Public! Fund Education campaign.
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Leading the profession 24 March 2023 Côte d'Ivoire: Working together and tracking achievements key to Teacher-led Learning Circles
The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project aims to provide teachers with tools and support to identify and establish effective teacher-led formative assessment practices that can be disseminated within and across education unions.
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Together we build union power 23 March 2023 Education International brings support to help cushion the impact of Cyclone Freddy
The global union federation representing educators worldwide has brought financial support using its Solidarity Fund to help students, teachers and education support personnel severely affected by devastation caused by tropical Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique.
Education International brings support to help cushion the impact of Cyclone Freddy