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 💥
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
31 August 2026
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...
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4
25 August 2026
Togo: Research and trade union voices at the centre of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign launch
It is essential that trade union advocacy and the fight for public education be supported by facts, analysis, and clear demands. The importance of this approach was reaffirmed by the National Federation of Education Trade Unions (FESEN) at the launch of Education International’s Go Public: Fund Education
campaign in Togo....
Communications Toolkit | 2026 World Education Support Personnel Day
“Unions Unite for Gender Justice”
World Education Support Personnel (ESP) Day is an opportunity for education unions to celebrate, thank, and organise alongside ESP. World Education Support Personnel Day was established in 2018 when the first global ESP conference resolved to recognise and celebrate a yearly international day on 16 May.
