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  1. Climate action and literacy 23 April 2025

    Fighting disinformation and empowering educators for a sustainable future

    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.

    Fighting disinformation and empowering educators for a sustainable future
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 April 2025

    Defending the profession and solidarity for educators in times of crisis, key for Education International members in Arab countries

    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.

    Defending the profession and solidarity for educators in times of crisis, key for Education International members in Arab countries
  3. Fighting the commercialisation of education 15 April 2025

    Education International urges progress on copyright reform for education and research

    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.

    Education International urges progress on copyright reform for education and research
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 April 2025

    Trade union delegation pushes for quality inclusive education for all at Global Disability Summit

    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...

    Trade union delegation pushes for quality inclusive education for all at Global Disability Summit
  5. Leading the profession 2 April 2025

    Communications are key as African education unionists campaign to Go Public and Fund Education

    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.

    Communications are key as African education unionists campaign to Go Public and Fund Education
  6. Go public! Fund education 1 April 2025

    Costa Rica needs more investment in public education

    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.

    Costa Rica needs more investment in public education
  7. Leading the profession 31 March 2025

    Investing in teachers and education: The key to Africa's future

    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...

    Investing in teachers and education: The key to Africa's future
  8. Leading the profession 28 March 2025

    Colombia: EILA affiliates call for more funding for public education

    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.

    Colombia: EILA affiliates call for more funding for public education
  9. Standards and working conditions 28 March 2025

    Lebanon: Educators’ ongoing fight for fundamental rights

    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.

    Lebanon: Educators’ ongoing fight for fundamental rights
  10. Union renewal and development 27 March 2025

    Innovative membership engagement: Crucial tool for education union growth

    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...

    Innovative membership engagement: Crucial tool for education union growth
  11. Democracy 26 March 2025

    Education unions around the world stand in solidarity with educators in the United States as they rise to oppose attacks on education and democracy

    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...

    Education unions around the world stand in solidarity with educators in the United States as they rise to oppose attacks on education and democracy
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2025

    Jamaica launches “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign amid critical teacher shortage

    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.

    Jamaica launches “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign amid critical teacher shortage
  13. Leading the profession 25 March 2025

    ISTP 2025 Opens in Reykjavík: Governments Must Fund Early Childhood Education

    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.

    ISTP 2025 Opens in Reykjavík: Governments Must Fund Early Childhood Education
  14. Standards and working conditions 24 March 2025

    Albania: Education unions’ relentless united struggle for change

    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.

    Albania: Education unions’ relentless united struggle for change
  15. Future of work in education 21 March 2025

    Go Public! Fund Education campaign reaches Dominican Republic

    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.

    Go Public! Fund Education campaign reaches Dominican Republic
  16. Equity and inclusion 21 March 2025

    Joining forces for women’s rights at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

    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...

    Joining forces for women’s rights at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
  17. Standards and working conditions 21 March 2025

    Nepalese teachers push for governmental action: A call for education reform

    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...

    Nepalese teachers push for governmental action: A call for education reform