The International Day of Education, January 24, is a moment to reaffirm our shared commitment to fully funded public education and to the educators who make quality inclusive education possible. As we celebrate the third anniversary of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, this toolkit brings together powerful quotes from Education International leaders—voices that inspire action.
Go Public! Fund Education is an urgent call for governments to invest in public education, a fundamental human right and public good, and to invest more in teachers, the single most important factor in achieving quality education.
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📅 Today we celebrate the International #EducationDay and honour educators who inspire our students to create a more just future!
🎉 We must #GoPublic and #FundEducation to make it happen!
📅 On the International Day of Education, we celebrate another year since the launch of our Go Public! Fund Education campaign. Around the world, teachers and support personnel are organizing and winning increased salaries, better working conditions, and more funding for public education. We salute you 💥
Union partnerships are redefining professional development worldwide
From Canada to The Gambia, from Denmark to Zanzibar, education unions are reshaping professional development as a collective, teacher-led project rooted in solidarity, dignity and local realities.
Trade union rights are human rights
4 February 2026
Urgent Action Appeal - Protect Teachers, Students, Unionists, and Education in Northeast Syria
Education International (EI) urgently calls on all member organisations to take action in response to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Northeast Syria
and the severe threats facing teachers, students, unionists, and the entire education system established in Rojava, Syria.
Belgium: thousands take to the streets to defend public education and young people's future
In Brussels, between 6,500 and 8,000 people took part in a mass public march to protest against the austerity measures affecting education and young people in Belgium. The demonstration sought to mark a turning point and is part of a wider movement to defend the right to free, quality public...
