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Through our 375 member organisations, we represent more than 33 million teachers and education support personnel in 180 countries and territories.

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Informed and empowered by teachers and education support personnel everywhere, we develop tools and strategies that enable us to work across all sectors of education and all regions of the world to effect change and create a better future for our students. Click here to see how we work and find out more about our priorities below.

  1. Quality education for all

  2. The profession

  3. Rights and democracy

  4. Building union power

Latest Updates

  1. News 30 June 2026

    "The biggest emergency in education": 258 million children living under war, climate shocks, and displacement

    A new global report from Education Cannot Wait (ECW) paints a stark picture of a world where crises are stripping millions of children of their right to education. As conflicts, climate shocks and displacement intensify, education systems are collapsing — and the most vulnerable are being left furthest behind.

    "The biggest emergency in education": 258 million children living under war, climate shocks, and displacement
  2. News 30 June 2026

    Still cooking with a failed recipe: New report reveals the IMF’s staggering double standards and harmful policies

    The new report from ActionAid International, Education International, and partners exposes how the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has continued to push low-income countries to prioritise debt repayments over public services, despite claiming to support better education outcomes.

    Still cooking with a failed recipe: New report reveals the IMF’s staggering double standards and harmful policies
  3. News 26 June 2026

    Education unions convene global meeting to put teachers and students at the centre of AI in education

    Education unions from across the world will convene in Madrid on 29–30 June 2026 for the first in-person meeting of Education International’s AI and Technology Network, marking a decisive step to ensure that the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in education is shaped in the public interest—by educators, for learners.

    Education unions convene global meeting to put teachers and students at the centre of AI in education
  4. Worlds of Education 26 June 2026

    AI and cognitive offloading: supporting teachers to shape AI’s impact on learning

    Leslie Loble

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is unlocking both opportunities and challenges for education, with teachers on the front line of this paradox navigating questions of how to best use AI for learning and knowledge gain.

    AI and cognitive offloading: supporting teachers to shape AI’s impact on learning
  5. News 23 June 2026

    Democracy in the Classroom: New book supports teachers to build democratic learning environments

    Education International and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) have joined forces for the launch of Experiencing Democracy in the Classroom: Building Democratic Learning Environments to Promote Civic Learning , an open-access volume that provides teachers with tools and examples of how to create democratic learning...

    Democracy in the Classroom: New book supports teachers to build democratic learning environments

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