Articles from United States of America
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Union renewal and development 6 July 2016 USA: Democratic nominee Clinton makes her presidential pitch to teachers
Speaking to 7,000 delegates at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly, Hillary Clinton passionately laid out her education vision to America’s largest union as she looks to gain support ahead of November’s election.
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Equity and inclusion 13 June 2016 Global solidarity, love and understanding on display in the wake of Orlando massacre
Nothing can undo the damage inflicted upon the hundreds of lives instantly shattered by the trigger of a gun, but one man’s hate cannot withstand the outpouring of support offered around the world.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 April 2016 Good news for California teachers as appeals court rules in favour of tenure
Students, teachers and their unions have reason to celebrate after an appeals court reversed an earlier decision that severely weakened teacher tenure, stating that protecting teachers’ jobs does not rob students of quality education.
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Standards and working conditions 30 March 2016 USA: Major court victory for unions
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of public employee unions, rejecting a conservative attack on the basis of the fees collected from non-members.
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Standards and working conditions 30 March 2016 USA: Major court victory for unions
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of public employee unions, rejecting a conservative attack on the basis of the fees collected from non-members.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 15 March 2016 Pearson: wrong strategical approach, unions fear
A coalition of shareholders, led by US and British unions whose pension funds hold stock in the company, have voiced concern that the global education publisher and provider Pearson is building its business strategy on an “over-reliance” on educational testing.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 February 2016 USA: Teachers, students and parents stage massive walk-ins for public schools
Teachers across the US “reclaimed” their public schools in a mass coordinated mobilisation to throw the spotlight on the challenges facing public education and solutions needed to address them.
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Equity and inclusion 13 January 2016 USA: educators play key role in combatting human trafficking
American education unions are taking the fight against human trafficking to the classroom, with a toolkit designed to help teachers recognise and act in case a student is suspected of being a victim.
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Equity and inclusion 8 December 2015 USA: Court upholds decision to award Filipino teachers in forced labour case
The Ninth Circuit court has upheld the decision to award $4.5 million to 350 Filipino teachers who were forced into exploitive contracts by a Los Angeles teacher placement company.
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Union renewal and development 30 October 2015 Obama’s admission that high-stakes testing doesn’t work a positive step forward
This week’s announcement by the American president that he and his administration acknowledge that current high-stakes standardized testing does not work may be the first step to returning quality learning to classrooms.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2 October 2015 More shooting horror on a US college campus
A young lone gunman killed nine people at an American college - Umpqua Community College in Roseburg on Thursday morning.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2015 United States: Education Support Personnel hit hard by budget cuts
The educaction community in the United States highlights a worrying trend: shrinking budgets or ending grant money push Education Support Personnel (ESP) into unemployment, reducing overall education employee capacity.
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Union renewal and development 14 July 2015 World Congress delegates go to AFT TEACH en-route to Ottawa
Twenty-three delegates from nine Education International member countries are in Washington, DC, this week as participants in the American Federation of Teachers’ biennial professional development conference, “Together Educating America’s Children,” also known as TEACH.
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Union renewal and development 7 July 2015 Blog: What I learned from Ron Thorpe
Education International Deputy General Secretary David Edwards reflects on the career, life, and influence of his friend and collaborator Ron Thorpe, who passed away last week after a lengthy illness.
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Union renewal and development 7 July 2015 USA: NEA gears up for EI World Congress
The National Education Association has started preparing for World Congress during its annual Representatives’ Assembly in Orlando, Florida, where more than seven hundred of its three thousand delegates learnt about Education International first hand.
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Union renewal and development 2 July 2015 EI says goodbye to a close friend
Ron Thorpe, a dedicated advocate for quality education who championed the work of teachers for more than 40 years, passed away July 1st following an extended illness.
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Equity and inclusion 29 June 2015 American educators celebrate marriage equality ruling
The landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage is being praised by Education International’s American affiliates as a major step toward ending discrimination and moving the country onto the right side of history.
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Trade union rights are human rights 5 June 2015 A Teachers’ Code for fair recruitment
A new Code, backed by the American Federation of Teachers, will help ensure that international recruitment and employment of teachers in the United States is ethical, fair and transparent.
A Teachers’ Code for fair recruitment