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  1. Union renewal and development 13 November 2015

    A plethora of new faces ready to tackle ambitious education agenda

    Sporting 12 new members, Education International’s Executive Board is ready to get down to business as it prepares to convene in Brussels for the first time since the World Congress in Ottawa.

    A plethora of new faces ready to tackle ambitious education agenda
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 1 September 2015

    Civil society fires back at magazine’s promotion of low fee for-profit schools

    The article published on 1st August by The Economist provoked an immediate response from highly recognised and respected international agencies and leading academics who wrote letters to the editor denouncing a biased and unsubstantiated journalism.

    Civil society fires back at magazine’s promotion of low fee for-profit schools
  3. Union renewal and development 5 August 2015

    Robert Downey Jr. Ranked World's Top-Earning Actor by Forbes

    Los Angeles: "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. was named the world's top-earning actor on Tuesday by Forbes, taking first place on a list that featured leading men from Bollywood as well as Hollywood for the first time.

    Robert Downey Jr. Ranked World's Top-Earning Actor by Forbes
  4. Trade union rights are human rights 20 May 2015

    “I can be sent back to prison at any time»

    Sakine Esen Yilmaz and Mehmet Bozgeyik, the current and former general secretaries of the Turkish education union, E?itim Sen, are to be presented with the FNV’s « Febe Elisabeth Vasquez » prize at the end of May. The prize is awarded to trade union leaders who have fought for human...

    “I can be sent back to prison at any time»
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2015

    Teachers called to create the World’s Largest Lesson

    Education International and its global partners have launched the World’s Largest Lesson Plan, a project which invites the world’s teachers to educate and popularise the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, to be launched in September.

    Teachers called to create the World’s Largest Lesson
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 January 2015

    Belgium: Unions ready to participate in Pact for Excellence in Education

    Trade unions in Belgium have responded positively to the announcement of the Pact for Excellence in Education by the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, one of Belgium’s three federal communities. However, the unions have also set out conditions for their support.

    Belgium: Unions ready to participate in Pact for Excellence in Education
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 November 2014

    Returning to the core values of education

    Opening remarks by Education International General Secretary, Fred van Leeuwen, at the ETUCE Conference on the future of the teaching profession, Vienna, 26-27 November 2014

    Returning to the core values of education
  8. Equity and inclusion 27 November 2014

    Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees

    A group of prominent Australians are spearheading a movement calling on the Australian Government to do better when it comes to caring for children seeking refuge in the country.

    Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees