Hold the flame high: EI joins the Global Action Week for Education
Education unions mobilise for the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Nordic countries
A message of gratitude and determination from Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris to Education International and its members
Global Unions call for a permanent and sustainable ceasefire in the Middle East
Building a climate resilient education system through union solidarity
Teachers across Asia-Pacific call for urgent investment and stronger support for the profession
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News 30 April 2026 Nepal: Education unions call on government to “Go Public” and increase investment in education
Education unions in Nepal are calling on the government to significantly increase public investment in education and strengthen social dialogue to ensure quality education for all.
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News 30 April 2026 Education unions are key to the global fight against raging global inequality
Education unions are a key force in the global struggle against extreme inequality and the growing political power of the ultra-rich, according to Amitabh Behar, Executive Director of Oxfam International. Behar described how billionaires are no longer content with buying yet another luxury yacht and are pursuing political influence to...
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Worlds of Education 30 April 2026 Why climate-resilient education systems start with educators
Amy Wickham, Jennifer Ulrick, Rikke Kristiansen, Sarah Beardmore, Sean Storr
Across the world, climate change is already disrupting education . Heatwaves force school closures. Floods damage classrooms and learning materials. Storms and droughts displace communities and interrupt schooling, often repeatedly.
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Worlds of Education 29 April 2026 Indigenous Peoples need unions to Kimi Haeata/seek a new beginning
Laures Park
The education system of Aotearoa New Zealand was developed by the colonisers to meet the goals and outcomes of the majority and is racist for Māori and all other minorities. The situation in the Nordic countries, including Greenland, is similar. For the Sámi Nations and the Inuit in Greenland, the...
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News 28 April 2026 Education International remembers Petra Gwyn-Jones
Former Education International Executive Officer Petra Gwyn-Jones passed away on April 19th in Perk, Belgium. The EI team mourns a dear colleague and celebrates her legacy and contribution to the global education union movement.
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Worlds of Education 28 April 2026 Education under siege: Oppression, war, and the dream of freedom
Esmail Abdi
A safe classroom, enough chairs for students to sit on, safe drinking water. A living wage, free and fair education for all. Not a lot to ask. But these are exactly the things Iranian teachers and students are denied. I am Esmail Abdi—a teacher, a father, and a former political...
Education under siege: Oppression, war, and the dream of freedom