Tunisia: New law to stop violence against women supported by teachers
The teachers of the Fédération générale de l'enseignement de base have welcomed the new national law to stop violence against women.
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EI and OECD launch Principles for Effective and Equitable Educational Recovery
How will we ensure effective and equitable educational recovery from COVID19? Education International and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) developed ten key principles which every country can use.
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Education International Manifesto on Quality Climate Change Education for ALL
Education must be transformed to catalyse the fight against climate change and to support a just transition to a more sustainable world. This Manifesto outlines the profession’s vision for quality climate change education and the policy framework necessary to implement it.
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Education International Condemns the Coup and Repression in Myanmar
Update 23 April 2021 | In a resolution adopted at its 57th meeting, held virtually, the Education International Executive Board condemned the coup d’état in Myanmar, the refusal to accept the results of the election, the violence against protesters and strikers and the arrest of elected leaders, trade unionists and others opposing the regime. It called for full respect for human and trade union rights and a return to the path of democracy. It urged the international community and national governments to respond urgentl...
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“Covid Story Will End with Equity and Leadership”, by David Edwards.
My friend and colleague and one of the education giants of our time, Mary Hatwood Futrell, wrote this on the passing of Nelson Mandela in 2013: “We pause to mark the distance we’ve come and keep focus on what’s yet to cover. One thing seems certain as the need for equity persists: the push for progress will be equally persistent.”
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Kenya: Higher education sector maintains pressure on employers for social dialogue
The Universities’ Academic Staff Union, an Education International’s affiliate in Kenya, is involved in a labour dispute with the employers’ federation for public universities over the negotiation and implementation of a collective bargaining agreement.
Read MoreLaunch of Education Workforce Initiative
Education International has welcomed the launch of the Education Workforce Initiative by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.
Read MoreFrance: education unions extremely worried for the quality of education public services
While the country has faced a major strike in defense of public services, the French unions members of Education International recall their concerns for the status of government teachers, the quality of education and social dialogue.
Read MoreGlobal dialogue in support of the teaching profession
The 8th annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 22-23 March is, once again, a good opportunity to discuss the teaching profession between those who represent teachers and those who represent governments.
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