EI has published an exciting new study looking at equity issues concerning teachers and students. The work was commissioned by the EI Research Institute to a team of researchers, led by Dr. Elizabeth Wood, at the University of Exeter.
The study aimed to find new evidence about the importance of equity in education. It explores and analyses how teacher unions understand and use equity concepts in their policies and advocacy to advance the aim of quality education for all.
The study is based on an extensive literature review, an EI membership survey and a set of country case studies.
I-BEST 2026: the education world comes together on 20 November
One survey, 19 countries and territories, four continents
Education International, MGEN, and the MGEN Foundation for Public Health are preparing to unveil the results of the third edition of the International Barometer of the Health and Well-being of Education Staff (I-BEST), with the support of 33 education unions and organisations worldwide.
Eswatini: Union campaign strengthens social dialogue while exposing chronic underinvestment in education
The Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) Secretary General Lot Vilakati acknowledged that years of campaigning for increased public investment in education are beginning to yield results, with education financing now receiving greater attention from government officials and policymakers. However, the union warns that severe funding gaps, widespread precarious employment...
UK: Shock at untimely death of Gareth Young, trade union leader and global activist
Education International is saddened by the news of the death of Gareth Young, deputy general secretary of the NASUWT–The Teachers’ Union, on 14 December.
