Education International is the federation of organisations representing over 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 384 member organisations in 169 countries and territories. http://www.ei-ie.org en-uk http://www.ei-ie.org/image/rss_logo.gif http://www.ei-ie.org 144 37 http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=767&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=767&theme=educationforall&country=global More than 7.5 million children, adults, teachers and campaigners in more than 100 countries took part in the Global Campaign for Education's "World's Biggest Lesson" about the importance of everyone having the chance for a quality education. The world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken already - and the numbers are still coming in! educationforall Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:22:03 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=766&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=766&theme=educationforall&country=global Midway through Global Action Week 2008, events and celebrations are continuing apace. educationforall Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:45:11 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=764&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=764&theme=educationforall&country=global As part of Global Action Week, today teachers all around the world are cooperating in an effort to set a world record for the biggest lesson ever taught. educationforall Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:14:50 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=763&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=763&theme=educationforall&country=global Teachers' trade unions around the world are coordinating and participating in a huge variety of actions to show their support for quality Education For All. educationforall Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:01:24 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=760&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=760&theme=educationforall&country=global Global Action Week 2008 is fast approaching and will see the launch of activities to promote universal education. educationforall Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:39:05 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=757&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=757&theme=educationforall&country=global Diplomats, activists and educational sector representatives gathered for the Global Campaign for Education's (GCE) 3rd World Assembly in January to work to advance Education For All (EFA). Unions, teachers, students and parents will continue this advocacy at grassroots level during the upcoming Global Action Week in April. educationforall Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:32:19 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=740&theme=educationforall&country=usa http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=740&theme=educationforall&country=usa EI's founding President Mary Hatwood Futrell says redefining schooling is not a national issue, but a global one. educationforall Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:27:08 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=736&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=736&theme=educationforall&country=global Global Action Week 2008 is almost upon us! In a little over a month, EI affiliates and national coalitions of the Global Campaign for Education will highlight the need for universal quality education. educationforall Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:52:33 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=708&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=708&theme=educationforall&country=global The Global Campaign for Education's Congress was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 22-24 January, and attended by 300 participants. The opening ceremony was addressed by Luiz Dulci, Brazil's Minister for General Secretary of the Presidency, by Vernor Muñoz, the UN Special Rapporteur on Education Rights, and by a representative of the Fast Track Initiative Secretariat. educationforall Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:36:43 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=692&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=692&theme=educationforall&country=global EI representatives attending the Seventh Meeting of the Education for All High Level Group held in Dakar, from 11-13 December, urged governments, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral agencies, civil society organizations and other stakeholders attending the meeting to pay more attention to teacher training and recruitment. educationforall Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:02:06 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=689&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=689&theme=educationforall&country=global Global Action Week 2008 will take place from 21-27 April. To mark it, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is calling for civil society to mobilise around the theme of "Quality Education to End Exclusion". educationforall Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:15:00 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=685&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=685&theme=educationforall&country=global A critical shortage of properly trained and qualified teachers is threatening the achievement of Education for All targets and Millennium Development Goals by 2015, according to a new study by Education International. educationforall Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=684&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=684&theme=educationforall&country=global The Global Monitoring Report is the single most important annual publication on Education for All and a key resource for teachers' unions. At the midway point toward the 2015 target date for achieving Education for All (EFA) the report summarises the progress made to date and the many challenges that lie ahead. On November 29 the latest edition was published by UNESCO educationforall Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:46:29 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=675&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=675&theme=educationforall&country=global Education International, and its member organisations in the OECD and partner countries, are increasingly concerned about politicization of the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). educationforall Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:59:38 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=647&theme=educationforall&country=drc http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=647&theme=educationforall&country=drc With millions of children out of school and parents unable to pay school fees, EI urges the Democratic Republic of Congo to invest in quality public education and to comply with core labour standards. educationforall Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:17:13 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=643&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=643&theme=educationforall&country=global Achieving the Education for All (EFA) goals can only become a reality through the intensive involvement of civil society including the teachers' unions. But are governments really involving the unions? EI and a large number of civil society organisations convened in Dakar in September to discuss the status quo on EFA, at the halfway point to 2015. educationforall Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:01:30 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=625&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=625&theme=educationforall&country=global EI strongly supports the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) and the UN Millennium Campaign's worldwide action on 16-17 Oct. educationforall Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:59:00 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=635&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=635&theme=educationforall&country=global Today, 17 October 2007, the Poverty Requiem will resonate around the globe. educationforall Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:30:42 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=611&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=611&theme=educationforall&country=global Education International is concerned that the OECD's policies are paving the way for increased privatisation of education, especially at the tertiary level, instead of promoting greater access to quality public education. educationforall Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:02:14 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=607&theme=educationforall&country=nepal http://www.ei-ie.org/educationforall/en/newsshow.php?id=607&theme=educationforall&country=nepal Back in May, the Teachers' Union of Nepal (TUN) along with the Nepal National Teachers' Association (NNTA) and the Nepal Teachers' Association (NTA) demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Education and Sports on the recruitment and dismissal procedures prevailing in the country. They were joined by the EI Asia Pacific Regional Committee members who were in Kathmandu for their Committee meeting. educationforall Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:48:51 GMT