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Union renewal and development 13 November 2015 A plethora of new faces ready to tackle ambitious education agenda
Sporting 12 new members, Education International’s Executive Board is ready to get down to business as it prepares to convene in Brussels for the first time since the World Congress in Ottawa.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 September 2015 Civil society fires back at magazine’s promotion of low fee for-profit schools
The article published on 1st August by The Economist provoked an immediate response from highly recognised and respected international agencies and leading academics who wrote letters to the editor denouncing a biased and unsubstantiated journalism.
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Union renewal and development 5 August 2015 Robert Downey Jr. Ranked World's Top-Earning Actor by Forbes
Los Angeles: "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. was named the world's top-earning actor on Tuesday by Forbes, taking first place on a list that featured leading men from Bollywood as well as Hollywood for the first time.
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6 July 2015 Landmark UN Resolution Urges States to Monitor and Regulate Private Education ProvidersLandmark UN Resolution Urges States to Monitor and Regulate Private Education Providers
Nikola Wachter
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Trade union rights are human rights 20 May 2015 “I can be sent back to prison at any time»
Sakine Esen Yilmaz and Mehmet Bozgeyik, the current and former general secretaries of the Turkish education union, E?itim Sen, are to be presented with the FNV’s « Febe Elisabeth Vasquez » prize at the end of May. The prize is awarded to trade union leaders who have fought for human...
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14 May 2015 “Just” $6 a month?: The World Bank will not end poverty by promoting fee-charging, for-profit schools in Kenya and Uganda“Just” $6 a month?: The World Bank will not end poverty by promoting fee-charging, for-profit schools in Kenya and Uganda
Sylvain Aubry
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2015 Teachers called to create the World’s Largest Lesson
Education International and its global partners have launched the World’s Largest Lesson Plan, a project which invites the world’s teachers to educate and popularise the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, to be launched in September.
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25 March 2015 UN Committee requests that Chile explain when it will end segregation in education and abandon voucher systemUN Committee requests that Chile explain when it will end segregation in education and abandon voucher system
Sylvain Aubry
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21 January 2015 Teachers and Quality Education in the Post-2015 Framework: A Rights-based Approach is the Only Way ForwardTeachers and Quality Education in the Post-2015 Framework: A Rights-based Approach is the Only Way Forward
Sylvain Aubry
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15 January 2015 Global online consultation on Post-2015 indicatorsGlobal online consultation on Post-2015 indicators
Sylvain Aubry
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 January 2015 Belgium: Unions ready to participate in Pact for Excellence in Education
Trade unions in Belgium have responded positively to the announcement of the Pact for Excellence in Education by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, one of Belgium’s three federal communities. However, the unions have also set out conditions for their support.
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12 December 2014 Civil Society condemns the African Development Bank’ Support to Privatisation in EducationCivil Society condemns the African Development Bank’ Support to Privatisation in Education
Sylvain Aubry
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12 December 2014 New Report Challenges the Consequences of Privatisation of Education in ChileNew Report Challenges the Consequences of Privatisation of Education in Chile
Sylvain Aubry
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 November 2014 Returning to the core values of education
Opening remarks by Education International General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, at the ETUCE Conference on the future of the teaching profession, Vienna, 26-27 November 2014
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Equity and inclusion 27 November 2014 Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees
A group of prominent Australians are spearheading a movement calling on the Australian Government to do better when it comes to caring for children seeking refuge in the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 November 2014 Post-2015 Education: Calling for your feedback
Join a global consultation on education indicators for a global agenda
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24 October 2014 GI-ESCR and GNECC statement: The UN asks Ghana to explain itself on privatisation in educationGI-ESCR and GNECC statement: The UN asks Ghana to explain itself on privatisation in education
Mireille de Koning
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 August 2014 Sweden: Education union’s President to promote quality education and teachers on national tour
In September, Lärarförbundet’s President and Education International (EI) Vice-President for Europe Eva-Lis Sirén will embark on a campaigning tour, visiting six cities in five days.
Sweden: Education union’s President to promote quality education and teachers on national tour