Articles from Chile
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Standards and working conditions 1 February 2016 New professional pathways programme in Chile is education movement’s victory
After a decades-long fight, thousands of teachers will benefit from a new national professional pathways plan that includes professional development, higher wages and fewer contact hours.
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Trade union rights are human rights 4 June 2015 Chilean educators receive international support to have their voices heard
The fight for quality public education in Chile is counting on increasing international support, as teachers and students take to the streets to defend their rights in the face of new reforms.
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Union renewal and development 8 May 2015 Latin America unites for quality education
Hundreds of teachers and union delegates from 19 countries gathered in Santiago de Chile to discuss the most poignant issues surrounding education in the Latin American region and to develop a policy strategy for the coming four years.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 10 February 2015 Opinion: Chile 2015 – Everything changes
In this opinion piece, Guillermo Scherping, a member of the Colegio de Profesores de Chile, sets out the events that led to the radical change of direction in Chile’s education policies.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 August 2014 Chile: Teachers from all over the country join "The Great Demonstration for Public Education"
This action allows the whole education community, educators as well as pupils and students, to express their support to the fundamental changes that are needed in the education system and the teaching profession in Chile.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 4 November 2013 Latin America: calling for free and universal early childhood education
EI’s Latin American Regional Office has taken steps to consolidate trade union work in early childhood education. A meeting of member organisations was convened to analyse, plan and unify trade union action in this field in Santiago, Chile, on 28 and 29 October 2013.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 February 2013 Chile: Teaching tops confidence survey
Teaching is the profession that inspires the highest level of trust and confidence in Chile. That’s according to the findings of a national survey conducted in December, 2012, by Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea, which was reported by EI’s affiliate Colegio de Profesores de Chile (CPC).
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 January 2013 Chile: Intensive efforts to defend public education
Significant progress has been made in building on EI’s high-level mission to Chile last year, which was organised by the EI Regional Office in Latin America. This is all part of EI’s continuing work to defend public education from the onslaught of the Global Educational Reform Movement and its privatisation...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 14 August 2012 Chile: educators deplore the violent repression of student protest
The Colegio de Profesores (CPC), EI national affiliate, has condemned the violent actions of the Chilean Police Special Force, that reacted with "violence and unjust repression” against a student protest.
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Standards and working conditions 25 April 2012 Chile: March in defense of public education
On 25 April, EI joined Chilean education unions on a massive march in favour of public education, taking place in the country´s capital, Santiago. Over 50.000 people called for the fundamental right to quality education to be guaranteed and funded by the state.
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Union growth 14 February 2012 Chilean student leader named Person of the year 2011 by UK newspaper
A 23-year-old Chilean student leader has been named as ‘Person of the Year 2011’ by a British newspaper. Camila Vallejo received the accolade from The Guardian, ahead of leading personalities, including German chancellor Angela Merkel. Vallejo, ex-President of the University of Chile’s Student Federation (FECH), secured 78 per cent of...
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Standards and working conditions 8 September 2011 Latin America stands in solidarity with Chile
EI’s Regional Office in Latin America called on teacher unionists across the continent to assemble in front of Chilean embassies on 8 September in solidarity with the country’s people who are engaged in an ongoing battle for quality public education.
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Union growth 23 August 2011 Chile mobilises for Public Education
In recent months, Chilean civil society has organised en masse to defend the right to public education for all.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2011 Chile: Thousands march to demand investment in education
Police attacked the demonstrators with tear gas and water cannon. The students are demanding an increase in the proportion of GDP which is spent on education from four per cent to seven per cent. The demonstrators are also calling for the state to take back control of public schools from...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 March 2011 Chile: education thrown open to the market
“When it comes to education, Chile is the best of all possible worlds for the privileged.” Fernando Atria, University of Chile
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Union growth 19 October 2010 Chile: Miners rescued, concern remains for workers’ safety
EI and its affiliate, Colegio de Profesores, have welcomed the successful rescue of 33 miners in Copiapó, Chile, and called on authorities to guarantee workers’ rights to health and safety in the workplace.
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Equity and inclusion 28 September 2010 Humanitarian solution needed for Mapuche prisoners in Chile
EI is extremely concerned about the health and wellbeing of 34 Mapuche political prisoners who have been on hunger strike for 75 consecutive days, since 12 July, and who have been joined by two young people on hunger strike since 1 September.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 July 2010 Chilean union president gets help on charter school issue
At the Global Education Summit, sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA), education union delegates from around the world joined by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and Vice-President Lily Eskelsen to discuss efforts to improve public education.
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