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Union growth 29 November 2018 Experts and policy makers join forces to remove obstacles to education for refugees and migrants
Education International has teamed up with UNESCO to discuss how to make the right to education a reality for millions of migrant and refugee children.
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Equity and inclusion 26 November 2018 A new toolkit to bring more inclusion into education
Education International has developed a new toolkit for educators and education unions who work with migrant and refugee children to make the right to quality education a reality for all.
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2018 Creating Successful Schools in Migration Society, by Marguerite Lukes
Marguerite Lukes
I arrived in Bremen on a flight from New York City on a gloomy late September day in 2018, not quite sure what to expect. Having been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Research and Teaching grant, I was to spend 8 weeks away from my familiar New York City streets to...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2018 UNESCO’s 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report puts a spotlight on migrants and refugees
Education International welcomes the release of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM Report), and its focus on the importance of addressing issues related to migration, displacement and education in order to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’s commitment to leave no one behind.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 November 2018 UNESCO report highlights need to address barriers to education facing migrants and displaced people
UNESCO’s 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report highlights countries’ achievements and shortcomings in ensuring the right of migrant and refugee children to quality education, a right that serves the interests of both learners and the communities they live in.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 October 2018 Union support for refugee teachers in Saxony, by Brhan Al Zoabi
Bran Al Zoabi
Among the many people who have fled to Germany since 2015 are many skilled workers who have not only lost their families, friends, history, work, future, property, home and dreams, but also their direction, path and goal. In other words, they have lost everything. Some workers have found other areas...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 September 2018 “Our Experience with Proyecto Roma: Giving Voice to the Silence”, by Manuel Crespo Nievas, José Miguel Megías Leyva and Begoña López Cuesta
Begoña López Cuesta, José Miguel Megías Leyva, Manuel Crespo Nievas
Commitment to ensuring the right to education for refugee children, forcibly displaced persons, stateless persons, those seeking international protection and migrants necessitates an inclusive school system. This concerns not only teaching and didactic matters, to research and innovation in education, but also the realm of moral values and social justice.
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Equity and inclusion 6 September 2018 In Germany, GEW Union State branch creates an ‘open working group’ on refugees’ education.
In 2015 some 12,000 refugees, including many young people under 18 without parents, arrived in the state of Bremen (population 670,000). In face of this situation, the State government’s response consisted in expanding the system via a massive outsourcing of teachers working in the so-called “preparatory courses”. Accompanying important advocacy...
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Equity and inclusion 16 August 2018 Challenges for newcomers to get recognition as a teacher in Germany: The case of Bremen, by René Böhme
René Böhme
Germany is a country of immigration. Immigration is reflected in the labour market. According to employment statistics of the Federal Statistical Office, the proportion of foreigners in employment subject to social insurance increased between the year 2000 and the year 2016 from 6.8 to 10 percent.
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Equity and inclusion 31 July 2018 Bulgarian and Spanish unions exchange experiences related to refugees’ integration
Earlier this year a delegation from Bulgaria composed of unionists, education staff and local authorities’ representatives visited Spain to share practices with Spanish counterparts with regards to integrating newcomers and refugees in education and explore joint strategies to tackle common challenges.
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Equity and inclusion 28 June 2018 Teachers, activists denounce U.S. immigration policies, attempt to deliver books, toys to detained children
A group of teachers, unionists, activists and religious leaders traveled to a detention center at the U.S. Mexico border to deliver books, toys and gifts to children incarcerated by U.S. immigration authorities.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 26 June 2018 Fighting racism with the light of learning, by Glen Hansman
Glen Hansman
Canadian teachers, like our colleagues worldwide, are united in a desire to make the world a better place by confronting social injustices such as racism. In our troubled times, disturbing signs of a resurgent neo-Nazi, white supremacist movement have got teachers across North America talking about how best to confront...
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Equity and inclusion 21 June 2018 Education International denounces the abuse of migrant children by U.S. government
Education International strongly condemns the forceful and systematic separation of children from their parents, the jailing of infants and minors and the violation of basic human rights displayed by the U.S. government against migrants seeking refuge.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 June 2018 On World Refugee Day: Safe, quality education for all learners
Education is a human right and a public good helping to enable people at all stages in their lives to achieve their maximum potential. This includes the right to learn and right to teach for refugees and migrants in every corner of the world.
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2018 On the importance of education for young refugees, by Gloria Ihirwe Ntakirutinka
Gloria Ihirwe Ntakirutinka
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Gloria Ihirwe Ntakirutinka, a young Rwandan refugee pursuing higher education in Senegal, shares her experience and her fight for access to higher education for refugees.
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2018 World Refugee Day: “Never Be Afraid to Advocate for Students”, by Mandy Manning.
Mandy Manning
Manning was named National Teacher of the Year in the United States. She has taught English and math at the Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington, for seven years, and her refugee students come from countries all over the world, including Syria, Mexico, and Sudan....
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Equity and inclusion 31 May 2018 In Sicily, practictioners and experts meet to share good practices and experiences in teaching newcomers.
The conference “Esperienze e proposte per l’apprendimento dell’Italiano L2 nelle classi multilingue e multiculturali” held in Castellammare del Golfo on 30 may 2018 brought together 80 participants to discuss experiences and proposals on ways to improve education for newcomers, with a focus on teaching Italian as a second language in...
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Union growth 31 May 2018 Arab countries’ unions crucial to achieve international goals on education in their region
Arab teacher union leaders have reasserted the need for public authorities in their region to listen to teacher organisations carefully, especially concerning current burning issues in their schools, notably refugee students and educators.
Arab countries’ unions crucial to achieve international goals on education in their region