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Fighting disinformation, bargaining for climate action and campaigning to protect the environment, are keyways education unions are responding to the climate crisis and the devastating impact it is having on school communities around the world.

At the Seventh Biennial Education international (EI) Arab Cross-Country Regional Structure (ACCRS) Conference, top education unionists highlighted the need to develop partnerships, to show solidarity with Palestinian colleagues and people, support educator remuneration in crisis contexts, and expand the Go Public! Fund Education campaign for funding of public education systems.

The 46th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded with limited progress on the critical agenda of exceptions and limitations for education and research.

At the Global Disability Summit (GDS), the Education International (EI) delegation reaffirmed that inclusive education is a fundamental human right and key to thriving communities. They championed a social model of disability—breaking down barriers, not people. In the framework of the EI Go Public! Fund Education campaign, they also called...

Global education union leaders convened to address current challenges and opportunities in education on the occasion of the 70th Executive Board (Board) meeting of Education International (EI) held online from April 1st-3rd, 2025.

African education union communication officers recently gathered for a ComNet Africa meeting focused on communicating and campaigning for the Education International (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The event emphasized the urgent need for increased investment in public education and educators across the continent.

Education International Latin America (EILA) stood alongside its Costa Rican affiliates, the ANDE and SEC, at the launch of the Go Public! Fund Education campaign in the country on 25 and 26 March.

In a pivotal webinar discussing the new Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA) 2026-35, African education leaders emphasized the critical need for investment in teachers. The theme of the forum, "Invest in Teachers, Invest in the Africa We Want," resonated throughout the discussions. Speakers also highlighted the African Union's Agenda...

On Thursday 27 March, Colombia’s education workers’ federation, FECODE, and university teachers’ union, ASPU – both Education International Latin America (EILA) affiliates –took part in the For Public Education! More Funding Forum. The event took place within the framework of Education International’s Go Public! campaign.

The streets of Lebanon have once again echoed with the voices of teachers protesting against the unjust policies imposed by successive governments. These administrations have consistently abandoned educators, leaving them to survive on meagre salaries that have stripped them of their right to a decent life and basic dignity.

Education union representatives and development cooperation (DC) partners explored successful initiatives from around the world, highlighting the importance of effective communication, and the integration of modern technology to grow and mobilize union membership and increase the union bargaining power. This was during the latest Education International (EI) DC Café on...

Education International member organisations in the United States – the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) – continue to receive an outpouring of support from education unionists across the globe. The U.S. unions are joining forces to resist the unprecedented attacks by the Trump administration...

In a bid to address the critical shortage of teachers and improve the state of education in the country, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) launched the Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The initiative aims to tackle the teacher shortage by enhancing educational infrastructure and teacher remuneration.

The 15th International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) kicks off today in Reykjavík, Iceland, bringing together education ministers and leaders of teachers’ unions from 24 countries and jurisdictions.

Albania's leading education unions have joined forces to demand increased investment for quality public education and better working and living conditions for teachers, setting a positive example to be shared with colleagues throughout Europe and beyond.

On Friday 21 March, Eduardo Hidalgo, president of the ADP teachers’ union, announced the organisation’s commitment to hold a National Leaders’ Plenary to plan the development of Education International’s Go Public! campaign in the Dominican Republic.

A delegation of women education unionists from 12 countries represented the millions of women who power education around the world at the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW). Taking place in New York from the 10th to the 21st of March, the...

In a powerful display of unity and determination, thousands of Nepalese teachers have once again gathered in the capital, demanding the government pass the long-awaited School Education Bill. The protest, organized by the Confederation of Nepali Teachers (CNT), comes one-and-a-half years after a previous demonstration was called off following a...