The Bahia Declaration: Rising United for Gender Justice
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Education unions in Lesotho are warning that growing poverty, widening inequality, and years of insufficient investment are putting the right to education at risk for thousands of children and young people. While access to education has expanded over recent decades, many families are struggling to cover the costs associated with...
Lesotho: Unions call for sustained public investment, stronger social alliances, and regional solidarity
Education unions from across Southern Europe have renewed their commitment to advancing the Go Public! Fund Education campaign, meeting in Rome, Italy, to strengthen regional cooperation and coordinate efforts to secure greater public investment in education and the teaching profession.
Southern European education unions strengthen regional action for quality public education
The 10th Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Conference placed organising for power at the centre of efforts to shape the future of education in the Asia-Pacific region.
Education unions in the Asia-Pacific ready to organise for the future we want
Education union leaders from across Southeast Europe gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria, for a three-day strategic forum under Education International’s (EI) Go Public! Fund Education campaign. The meeting focused on one of the most pressing challenges facing education systems worldwide: ensuring sustainable investment in public education and rebuilding the attractiveness of...
Bulgaria: Teachers’ unions unite behind call to fund public education and strengthen the teaching profession
Decline blamed on AI and social media but was triggered much earlier by austerity reforms and budget cuts.
Austerity and privatization weakened OECD education systems
Guided by the central theme, "Organising for power: education unions shaping the future of education in the Asia-Pacific Region", the 10th Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) Regional Conference centered on the imperative for unions to ensure active member engagement, democratic participation, and collective strength to secure robust public education systems and...
10th Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Conference opens with call for solidarity, collective power