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Teacher shortages cannot be solved simply by recruiting more people into training programs, technology cannot replace the relationships at the heart of education, and education systems must do far more to counter inequality. These were among the key messages for education unions emerging from Education International (IE) webinar with the...

Oxfam’s new report, Disaster Divide , exposes how the world's super-rich are fuelling the climate emergency through their outsized emissions, while shielding themselves from the consequences and, increasingly, profiting from the destruction. Meanwhile, millions of people struggle to recover from floods, fires, and rising food prices.

Education unions from across Southern Europe have renewed their commitment to advancing the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, meeting in Rome, Italy, to strengthen regional cooperation and coordinate efforts to secure greater public investment in education and the teaching profession.

The 10th Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Conference placed organising for power at the centre of efforts to shape the future of education in the Asia-Pacific region.

Education union leaders from across Southeast Europe gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, for a three-day strategic forum under Education International’s (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The meeting focused on one of the most pressing challenges facing education systems worldwide: ensuring sustainable investment in public education and rebuilding the attractiveness of...

Guided by the central theme, "Organising for power: education unions shaping the future of education in the Asia-Pacific Region", the 10th Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Conference centered on the imperative for unions to ensure active member engagement, democratic participation, and collective strength to secure robust public education systems and...

Japan’s results in the 2025 edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) recently released by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) confirm the strength and relative equity of its public education system. But they also reveal growing pressures on students, severe staffing and resource shortages, and low...

The 10th Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Conference kicked off with a series of pre-conference events on October 10 to 12, setting the stage for deep-dive discussions on building resilient, inclusive, and future-proof education unions.

Education unions from Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Morocco gathered in Beirut, Lebanon to turn the growing momentum of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign into stronger union power and action. The Regional Go Public! Strategic Review and Planning Meeting held on 3–4 October 2026 provided an opportunity to take stock...

A dramatic rise in absences from work, sick leave, and disability leave highlights the decline in working conditions for education support personnel (ESP) in Quebec. To mark National School Support Staff Week, their trade unions have called on the authorities to take action to protect these workers who ensure the...

Over 300 education unionists are coming together for the tenth Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on October 13 to 15 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Through a nationwide caravan spanning more than 2,500 kilometres, Portugal's education union Federação Nacional de Professores (FENPROF) brought Education International's Go Public! Fund Education campaign directly to schools and communities, mobilising thousands of teachers and citizens around a common message: “If we want quality education for all, we must invest...

A few weeks ahead of the publication of the results of the Programme for the Analysis of Education Systems (PASEC) by the Conference of Education Ministers of French-Speaking States and Governments (CONFEMEN), Education International (EI) and the Francophone Trade Union Committee for Education and Training (CSFEF) brought together trade union...

A new report from Education International on the Status of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) identifies a clear policy contradiction: TVET is increasingly recognised as strategically important, yet public investment, workforce planning, professional development, and support for educators frequently fail to match that ambition.

From Lebanon to Eswatini, from Singapore to Canada, educators and their unions marked 5 October with a shared call: invest in teachers, strengthen the profession, and protect the right to education.

At the closing forum of Mongolia’s Go Public! Fund Education campaign held in the capital city, Ulaanbaatar, education unionists and stakeholders reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening public education, investing in teachers, and advancing social dialogue.

On 5 October 2026, education unions around the world will celebrate World Teachers’ Day, marking the 60th anniversary of the 1966 International Labour Organization (ILO)/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers .

A broad coalition of trade unions has called on French public service workers to take part in strike action and demonstrations on 29 September 2026 in defence of better pay, good working conditions, and quality public services. The mobilisation takes place on the eve of the presentation of the 2027...