World Education Support Personnel Day: Pandemic, Privatisation and Public Education
“On Edtech, the public good, and democracy”, by David Edwards.
Education International’s Manifesto: Education, a tool to fight the threat of the climate crisis
EI and OECD launch Principles for Effective and Equitable Educational Recovery
Education International Condemns the Coup and Repression in Myanmar
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Statements 2021-05-31 Education International strongly condemns Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
Education International Executive Board Statement
The 2011 Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combatting Violence against Women and Domestic Violence is a landmark instrument that recognises the structural nature of gender-based violence and provides a clear roadmap for States to prevent, prosecute and eliminate gender-based violence and domestic violence.
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Opinion 2021-05-31 “Privatised education: the virus exposed by the pandemic.”
By Shelley Morse.
As Covid-19 continues to reap havoc and draw the public’s attention, governments across Canada are sharing a privatisation playbook as they use the pandemic as cover to transform publicly funded public education.
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2021-05-30 Governments must put public education at the center of the post-covid recovery
For millions of students around the world, school closures will not represent a temporary interruption to their education but rather the abrupt end of it. This situation and other worrying information was revealed in a report published by the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW), on the impact of the covid-19...
Governments must put public education at the center of the post-covid recovery -
News 2021-05-27 Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli
On May 26th, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was presented to Dr Avraham Rocheli, one of the leading figures of the long-standing partnership between Germany’s GEW and the Israel Teachers Union, both Education International member organisations. GEW and the German Federation of Trade Unions nominated...
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Statements 2021-05-26 Israel and Palestine: Education International calls for immediate action to ensure lasting peace
Education International Executive Board Statement
While a ceasefire is critical to end this month’s violence between Israel and Hamas, it cannot lead to a lasting and permanent peace if the underlying causes of the violence remain unresolved. This is the moment for ending both the occupation and the blockade. It is critically important for rebuilding...
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Statements 2021-05-26 India: Educators call for worldwide solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic
Education International Executive Board Resolution
The Education International Executive Board, meeting online on 26 May 2021, Sadly notes that:1. COVID 19 infections in India have surged since April 2021 and as of 11th May 2021, the Indian sub-continent accounts for almost 50% of the world’s new COVID cases;
India: Educators call for worldwide solidarity against the COVID-19 pandemic