Articles from United States of America
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 January 2019 USA: #RedForEd Day of Action demonstrates unwavering support for public schools
Teachers and educators in the state of California have joined the wave of strikes under the slogan RedForEd demanding a better support for public schools, colleagues and students.
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Equity and inclusion 20 November 2018 Creating Successful Schools in Migration Society, by Marguerite Lukes
Marguerite Lukes
I arrived in Bremen on a flight from New York City on a gloomy late September day in 2018, not quite sure what to expect. Having been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Research and Teaching grant, I was to spend 8 weeks away from my familiar New York City streets to...
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Union growth 8 November 2018 Power of Advocacy and Partnership, by Princess R. Moss
Princess R. Moss
As a teacher and education advocate here in the United States, I am in a position to see the inter-connections of all that is good and all that is troubling about our country. I see the hope, happiness, and diversity our children have. I also see the chaos and hate...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 October 2018 “It is time to stop hate and bigotry and teachers should lead”, by Fernando M. Reimers
Fernando M. Reimers
I am heartbroken and concerned. I am heartbroken because last saturday, as members of the Tree of Life congregation in Pittsburgh celebrated the Sabbath, an armed man entered the Temple and shot on those there as he made anti-semitic statements, murdering eleven people who had come keep the holy day,...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 October 2018 US educators fight over student debt and loan fraud
American Federation of Teachers’ members have filed a class-action lawsuit against the student loan servicer Navient for misleading borrowers and called for immediate action.
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Trade union rights are human rights 1 October 2018 Stop the US “zero tolerance” immigration policy harmful to children and their families!
Education International has endorsed the complaint lodged by United States (US) trade unions concerning the US “zero tolerance” immigration policy systematically and forcibly separating immigrant children from their parents, for the purposes of prosecuting parents for “illegal entry” in the country.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 28 August 2018 The Shameful Origin of School Vouchers in the US, by Jim Baker
Jim Baker
Vouchers are controversial elements of modern “reforms” to public education. They are supposed to give opportunities to poor people and make education fairer. They were fashionable first in the US and then spread to other nations. What is less known is that vouchers under other guises, were already an instrument...
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Union growth 24 August 2018 Statement to the G20 Education and Employment Ministers
As the voice of the world’s educators, we welcome the inclusion of education as a priority for the G20, and hope the commitment to education will be ensured moving forward into Japan in 2019.
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Union growth 23 August 2018 #EI25: “When Ordinary People Demand Justice”, by Lily Eskelsen García
Lily Eskelsen García
Sometimes what touches us at an international meeting isn’t what’s on the agenda. It’s what was outside on the street. Sometimes it’s the crushing courage of tiny, fragile grandmothers who would not be stopped and who serve as an example to all social justice activists of what we are called...
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Trade union rights are human rights 23 July 2018 American Federation of Teachers: Hope in times of darkness. Our collective voice is stronger!
Under the banner of "We care. We fight. We show up. We vote,” more than 3 000 educators, health professionals and public employees came together for the biannual convention of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 July 2018 "The world is with you": EI General Secretary, David Edwards addresses delegates of the National Education Association
EI General Secretary, David Edwards addressed the Representative Assembly of the National Education Association (NEA), the top decision-making body for the more than 3-million member union, the largest in the United States.
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Equity and inclusion 28 June 2018 Teachers, activists denounce U.S. immigration policies, attempt to deliver books, toys to detained children
A group of teachers, unionists, activists and religious leaders traveled to a detention center at the U.S. Mexico border to deliver books, toys and gifts to children incarcerated by U.S. immigration authorities.
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Union growth 27 June 2018 Unions vow to remain strong despite Janus ruling
The Supreme Court of the United States just delivered a painful blow to working people and to the unions which stand up for their rights. In a narrow 5 to 4 vote, the justices decided in the Janus v. AFSCME case, that public sector unions must use their resources to...
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Equity and inclusion 21 June 2018 Education International denounces the abuse of migrant children by U.S. government
Education International strongly condemns the forceful and systematic separation of children from their parents, the jailing of infants and minors and the violation of basic human rights displayed by the U.S. government against migrants seeking refuge.
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Equity and inclusion 20 June 2018 World Refugee Day: “Never Be Afraid to Advocate for Students”, by Mandy Manning.
Mandy Manning
Manning was named National Teacher of the Year in the United States. She has taught English and math at the Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington, for seven years, and her refugee students come from countries all over the world, including Syria, Mexico, and Sudan....
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Equity and inclusion 16 May 2018 Discovering more about Education Support Personnel, by Philippa Butler
Philippa Butler
Education Support Personnel (ESP) play a vital role in promoting quality education, fostering a safe and positive learning environment for all students, and ensuring that schools and education institutions function effectively. ESP cover a wide range of people working in the education sector, such as teaching and learning assistants, school...
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 March 2018 Safe Schools for All, Social Media Toolkit
Join the global movement of students and educators organizing to end gun violence in schools and create safe schools for all.
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Trade union rights are human rights 22 March 2018 We Demand Quality Education for All in Schools that are Free From Gun Violence
As the voice of teachers and education support personnel worldwide, we stand in solidarity with the students, teachers, school staff, parents and allies as they courageously lift their voices and take action to demand a quality education for all in schools that are free from gun violence.
We Demand Quality Education for All in Schools that are Free From Gun Violence