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  1. Leading the profession 4 May 2023

    Education International honours the memory of education champion Perianan Ramanathan

    Education International is saddened by the passing of Perianan Ramanathan on 30 April. Former President of Malaysia’s National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP), Ramanathan played a vital role in the creation of Education International and the global education union movement.

    Education International honours the memory of education champion Perianan Ramanathan
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 May 2023

    Education unions and governments come together at Summit to strengthen the teaching profession

    The 2023 International Summit on the Teaching Profession concluded in Washington last week, providing what EI General Secretary David Edwards called “a policy beacon and safe harbor for ideas to be exchanged and debated” on critical global education issues.

    Education unions and governments come together at Summit to strengthen the teaching profession
  3. Leading the profession 25 April 2023

    Summit to focus on key global education issues at EI 30th anniversary

    The 13th annual International Summit on the Teaching Profession convened in Washington, DC on April 25th, amid growing concerns over the teacher shortage crisis, shrinking education budgets, and continuing changes in education technology.

    Summit to focus on key global education issues at EI 30th anniversary
  4. Standards and working conditions 25 April 2023

    The Gambia: Development cooperation supports teacher union’s co-operative credit union

    The successful partnership between the Gambia Teachers Union Co-Operative Credit Union (GTUCCU) and the Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union of Ireland has positively impacted the lives of teachers and their families in The Gambia. GTUCCU currently has over 30,000 members who use a variety of financial services, including savings and...

    The Gambia: Development cooperation supports teacher union’s co-operative credit union
  5. Leading the profession 24 April 2023

    Strengthening education unions, a key priority in Latin America

    Cooperation and solidarity, the Pedagogical Movement and women workers in education and their network. These initiatives to strengthen education unions were debated during the Education International (EI) Development Cooperation Café dedicated to the Latin American region.

    Strengthening education unions, a key priority in Latin America
  6. Union renewal and development 24 April 2023

    Education International provides educators with a tool to support the strengthening of their unions

    Education International (EI) has developed a "Toolkit for Union Building – Making Education Unions More Effective” . This toolkit enables each member organisation to engage in a process of self-assessment, proposing that they experiment with new activities to strengthen their organisations.

    Education International provides educators with a tool to support the strengthening of their unions
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 April 2023

    Iraq: Government must revise national examination questions

    The President of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU), Abdalwahed Mohammad Haje, has urged public authorities to change the format and questions of the Preparatory Baccalaureate Certificate for students’ eligibility for admission to higher education institutions. Which determines students’ eligibility for admission to higher education institutions. This is to avoid cheating...

    Iraq: Government must revise national examination questions
  8. Future of work in education 20 April 2023

    Go Public! Fund Education: Global campaign launched in Latin America

    Education International affiliates from across the region came together to coordinate their work on the new global campaign and to urge governments to invest more in public education in their countries.

    Go Public! Fund Education: Global campaign launched in Latin America
  9. Trade union rights are human rights 19 April 2023

    Sudan – Education International calls for the protection of students, teachers and education facilities

    Education International strongly advocates for the right to education and condemns any actions that jeopardize this fundamental human right. The ongoing fighting in Sudan has resulted in restricted movement and disrupted access to education, which is crucial for the country's stability and development.

    Sudan – Education International calls for the protection of students, teachers and education facilities
  10. Fighting the commercialisation of education 17 April 2023

    Mongolia: FMESU demand just and fair salaries for teachers and education support personnel

    Thousands of education workers answered the call of the Federation of Mongolian Education and Science Unions (FMESU) and peacefully demonstrated on April 6th in Mongolia's capital Ulaanbaatar to demand increased salaries for teachers and education support personnel.

    Mongolia: FMESU demand just and fair salaries for teachers and education support personnel
  11. Future of work in education 14 April 2023

    Great steps forward for teaching and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation

    The 43rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded with major wins for the rights of teachers and researchers to adapt and choose materials for quality education and research. Education International participated together with member organisations CONADU (Argentina), AUSPS (Fiji),...

    Great steps forward for teaching and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
  12. Union renewal and development 14 April 2023

    Development cooperation and solidarity in the Caribbean, in times of COVID-19 and afterwards

    Present in Brussels, Belgium, for a meeting of the Education International (EI) Development Cooperation Network , Don Howell, General Secretary of the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) - an Education International umbrella body for teachers in the Caribbean - and President of the Saint Lucia Teachers' Union (SLTU), explained how...

    Development cooperation and solidarity in the Caribbean, in times of COVID-19 and afterwards
  13. Trade union rights are human rights 11 April 2023

    Eswatini: Education International fully supports education unionists

    Education International (EI) sent a High-Level Mission to Eswatini to reiterate on-site the support of the education union community to colleagues in the country, and to urge the national governmental authorities to put an immediate halt to the persecution of Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) leaders, introduce democratic governance...

    Eswatini: Education International fully supports education unionists
  14. Leading the profession 11 April 2023

    EI solidarity mission to Türkiye: Educators and unionists on the frontlines

    An Education International delegation visited the earthquake-affected area in Turkiye, meeting with teachers, unionists, volunteers, and local leaders to deliver a message of solidarity and convey condolences for the terrible losses suffered, but also to take stock of the scale of the destruction and the needs on the ground in...

    EI solidarity mission to Türkiye: Educators and unionists on the frontlines
  15. Leading the profession 9 April 2023

    Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment – First network event held for facilitators in Ghana

    The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project began in Ghana in early March after months of careful preparation by the country’s national researcher Dr. Christopher Yaw Kwaah with the support of Education International and HertsCam .

    Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment – First network event held for facilitators in Ghana
  16. Leading the profession 6 April 2023

    Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment - Second network event drives project forward in Côte d'Ivoire

    The Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment project has continued to build momentum in Côte d'Ivoire. Thanks to an enthusiastic team, led by a dedicated national researcher Professor Claude Koutou, a second network event took place on the 8th of March 2023.

    Teacher-led Learning Circles for Formative Assessment - Second network event drives project forward in Côte d'Ivoire
  17. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 April 2023

    India: Education International working with educators and allies to eliminate child labour

    “Every child has the right to learn, play, and grow up without being exploited," stated All India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF) General Secretary Kamala Kanta Tripathy during a recent mission led by Education International (EI) as part of EI's work to eliminate child labour.

    India: Education International working with educators and allies to eliminate child labour