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  1. Union renewal and development 17 December 2014

    Teachers’ union president makes international appeal following Peshawar massacre

    In an open letter to the global education community, the President of the Pakistan Teachers Organization’s Council, Khan Faraz, has called for support following the school attack that saw 132 children murdered by terrorists.

    Teachers’ union president makes international appeal following Peshawar massacre
  2. Union growth 16 December 2014

    Teachers called to create the World’s Largest Lesson

    Education International and its global partners have launched the World’s Largest Lesson Plan, a project which invites the world’s teachers to educate and popularise the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, to be launched in September.

    Teachers called to create the World’s Largest Lesson
  3. Leading the profession 12 December 2014

    Flip the System

    Jelmer Evers

    Flip the System
  4. Union renewal and development 10 December 2014

    Jordan: renewed commitments made to educate refugee students

    Arab education leaders are facing the challenge of schooling growing refugee populations head-on by working together and within the international community to get all refugee children into schools.

    Jordan: renewed commitments made to educate refugee students
  5. Equity and inclusion 10 December 2014

    Global Unions consolidate strategy to promote migrant workers’ rights

    Global Unions will implement a joint strategy to defend and promote the rights of migrant workers around the globe, and this includes the rights of educators working across national borders.

    Global Unions consolidate strategy to promote migrant workers’ rights
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 December 2014

    OECD report: education the answer to boosting economic growth

    The statistics don’t lie in the OECD’s latest research, which points to a lacking investment in education as the major culprit behind rising inequality that is costing economies and slowing growth around the world.

    OECD report: education the answer to boosting economic growth
  7. Union growth 10 December 2014

    Nobel Peace Prize headlines Human Rights Day

    On the day marked to recognise the importance of human rights around the world, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi highlight education as an essential right, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

    Nobel Peace Prize headlines Human Rights Day
  8. Union renewal and development 10 December 2014

    Jordan: young teachers seen as the solution to sustainable Arab unions

    Tapping the fountain of youth, through helping young teachers grow within their profession, is being looked to as a way of ensuring the future of Arab unions and to guaranteeing respect for trade union rights.

    Jordan: young teachers seen as the solution to sustainable Arab unions