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Ahead of EU-US trade negotiations the American and European trade unions – AFL-CIO and ETUC have issued a Declaration of Joint Principles.

On 10 July 2014 thousands of teachers stood up for education and public services in England and Wales, answering to the call to strike action made by the National Union of Teacher (NUT) alongside with Unison, FBU, PCS, GMB and Unite.

In an emotionally charged keynote, American Federation of Teachers´ (AFT) President Randi Weingarten called on American teachers to fight forward and fight back.

Many young people are confused by money matters, according to the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

At a meeting last week of EI’s Latin America’s (EILA) Regional Committee, which includes representatives from 12 Latin American countries, Fred van Leeuwen, EI’s General Secretary, highlighted the progress made by the Latin American Pedagogical Movement, in particular the mass mobilisation in the region at every level, from leaders to...

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) meets in Los Angeles, California, US for its biennial convention - the most important policymaking body of the federation.

The Australian Education Union has called on Prime Minister Tony abbot to follow the recommendations of a Senate inquiry and reverse his decision to abandon the final two years of Gonski funding.

Teachers across the UK are set to strike tomorrow in protest of the government’s education policies, which they argue ignore both the in-classroom and financial burdens facing today’s educators.

The Australian government’s cuts to Gonski funding will rip AUS$2.67 billion out of public schools, equivalent to 20,000 teachers, according to new research highlighted by the Australian Education Union (AEU), one of Education International’s national affiliates.

Teachers are working towards increasing access and opportunities to quality education in the country’s dense mountainous areas where children and especially girls are denied a place in the classroom.

A new global report shows that girls and women are suffering the consequences of rising privatised education around the world, leaving them on the outside of the classroom looking in.

A new global report shows that girls and women are suffering the consequences of rising privatised education around the world, leaving them on the outside of the classroom looking in.

Raising their voices to be heard loud and clear, thousands of teachers demonstrated in front of government offices to put an end to five years of salary freezes in the education sector.

The National Education Association (NEA) has elected a new leadership during its 93rd Representative Assembly in Denver, Colorado. Women with Latino and African American backgrounds hold the three top positions.

The campaign for equity and against toxic testing is preparing to narrow its focus to target assessments and develop real accountability systems to improve education in the United States.

Educators on the Indian Ocean island nation are turning to creativity and the arts as a way to better engage and provide greater opportunities for students with learning difficulties.

Classes may not be in session, but members of Union of Education Norway are making sure their powerful message is heard no matter the season.

Classes may not be in session, but for members of Union of Education Norway, they’re making sure their powerful message is heard no matter the season.