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  1. Union renewal and development 13 November 2017

    Citizenship in good shape, according to ICCS report

    Immigrant children should have the same opportunities for education as other children, and immigrants should enjoy the same rights as everyone else in their host country. These were just some of the findings in the IEA’s 2016 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) report.

    Citizenship in good shape, according to ICCS report
  2. Union renewal and development 27 September 2017

    EI’s Initial Reaction to the release of the Bank’s World Development Report on Education

    The World Bank’s new education report reveals “a superficial and incoherent effort” that “brushes over complex issues, oversimplifies recommendations and opts for broad generalizations that should make even the most well-intentioned finance minister scratch her head.”

    EI’s Initial Reaction to the release of the Bank’s World Development Report on Education
  3. Union renewal and development 22 September 2017

    Mexican teachers show their solidarity after the catastrophe

    The Mexican union SNTE, an Education International member in Mexico, is providing crucial rescue and relief assistance to the communities struck by the earthquakes of the past few weeks.

    Mexican teachers show their solidarity after the catastrophe
  4. Union renewal and development 22 September 2017

    EI promotes quality open educational resources

    Representatives from Education International and its member organisations have stressed the links between quality education and open educational resources at the second Open Educational Resources conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

    EI promotes quality open educational resources
  5. Union renewal and development 18 September 2017

    Spain: frozen investment and reduced budgets overshadow the new school year

    A new school year is meant to be filled with anticipation and excitement, but in Spain government financial gridlock has the teachers’ union FECCOO warning of rising inequalities and cracks in the country’s education system.

    Spain: frozen investment and reduced budgets overshadow the new school year
  6. Union growth 1 September 2017

    UK: education unions merge to form new organisation

    The creation of a new education has become a reality in the UK following the amalgamation of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Union of Teachers, creating the National Education Union.

    UK: education unions merge to form new organisation
  7. Union renewal and development 23 August 2017

    Handbook on union renewal now out in Spanish

    With winds of change blowing in the trade union world, a new handbook on union strategies and renewal can help education unions strengthen their positions in times of major political challenges in Latin America.

    Handbook on union renewal now out in Spanish
  8. Union renewal and development 18 August 2017

    Mexico: transforming schools into self-sustained communities

    A new project by the Mexican union SNTE aims to improve the life quality of students, teachers and their families by turning schools into self-sustained units through the integration of education and agriculture.

    Mexico: transforming schools into self-sustained communities
  9. Union renewal and development 28 July 2017

    Seminar on copyright in education reveals complex ownership system

    “Who owns knowledge?” was the question at the core of a seminar on copyright in education, the first of its kind to bring education unions and copyright experts together at EI’s headquarters in Brussels.

    Seminar on copyright in education reveals complex ownership system
  10. Union renewal and development 18 July 2017

    Spain: summer school holidays uncover social exclusion

    The depth and breadth of social exclusion become more apparent with the beginning of the summer school holidays in Spain, where 30 percent of children live at risk of poverty.

    Spain: summer school holidays uncover social exclusion
  11. Union renewal and development 13 July 2017

    International education movement mourns loss of founding father

    Education International mourns the death of Wilhelm Ebert (94), education champion and former Head of German EI affiliate Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE), and of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession.

    International education movement mourns loss of founding father
  12. Union renewal and development 6 July 2017

    Battle over academic knowledge ownership heats up

    International attention is increasingly focusing on the issues created by restricted access to knowledge, an issue also highlighted by Education International at a recent higher education conference.

    Battle over academic knowledge ownership heats up
  13. Union renewal and development 30 June 2017

    Canada: new guide released to enhance cultural intervention for linguistic minorities

    To better prepare teenagers in linguistic minority schools to find their identity and prepare for adult life, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation has produced a reference tool to help educators work with their pupils.

    Canada: new guide released to enhance cultural intervention for linguistic minorities
  14. Union renewal and development 24 May 2017

    PISA and financial literacy: far beyond accounting

    The link between financial literacy skills and social disadvantage are now being connected, according to a new chapter from the PISA 2015 report that shows that financial literacy skills tip the scales of economic advantage.

    PISA and financial literacy: far beyond accounting
  15. Union renewal and development 19 May 2017

    Spain: educators reclaim labour rights

    With a newly elected executive board, Spain’s FECCOO is looking ahead at four years under the banner of “transforming through education”, following its latest congress held last week in Madrid.

    Spain: educators reclaim labour rights
  16. Union renewal and development 9 May 2017

    Germany: Educators elect leadership

    The German education union GEW has elected its leadership and new program during its conference “Re-Think education”, an event with a strong focus on international solidarity.

    Germany: Educators elect leadership
  17. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 April 2017

    PISA results look into complexity of students’ well-being

    The latest set of results from the 2015 PISA study published today focuses on students’ well-being and the role families, teachers and the school community play in achieving quality education for all.

    PISA results look into complexity of students’ well-being