Evidence from Education International’s surveys on the impact of COVID-19 on education shows that the equity and quality gaps have widened because of the pandemic (see for examplehere andhere) .
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Haldis Holst, Education International Deputy General Secretary, reaffirmed the commitment of educators to climate education at a recent panel discussion on climate literacy. She was joined on the panel by Italian Education Minister Patrizio Bianchi and Michael Regan, Administrator at the US Environmental Protection Agency.
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The severe economic crisis the country was experiencing prior to the outbreak is reflected in the accumulated debt, which had reached $90bn - or 170 percent of GDP - by 2020,making it one of the most indebted countries in the world. This caused an unprecedented devaluation of the Lebanese lira,...
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Education International Africa, in cooperation with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, will organize an online Forum on Wednesday, 29th April 2021 from 11:00 - 14:00 Accra Time/ 13:00 to 16:00 Geneva Time. The webinar will provide a platform for EI member organisations, policy makers, partners, and...
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During the 57th meeting of Education International’s Executive Board held virtually on 20 April, top education union leaders stressed that “the climate crisis is the greatest threat facing humanity and our planet. With little time left to reverse the current course and keep global temperatures below +1.5°C, climate action is...
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FECAP wants to seize the opportunity of the national Teacher's Day, under the slogan “Uniting voices for the valorisation of the teaching class”, for “a great reflection” on teachers and their appreciation, and proposes measures to improve the classroom environment and to prioritise the vaccination of teachers against the COVID-19...
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On the Cape Verdean Teacher's Day, 23 April, the Federaçao Caboverdiana dos Professores (FECAP) has called for measures to improve the condition of the teaching staff and demanded that educators be put on priority lists for vaccination against COVID-19.
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The resolution notes that at least a hundred educators have been detained. Door-to-door searches have forced many teachers and civil servants to live in hiding. Many members and leaders of the Myanmar Teachers' Federation and of other basic education and higher education unions have been arrested on false charges. It...
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If humanity is to avoid the worst consequences of global warming and fast forward the green, clean and sustainable economies of tomorrow today, it has to start at school.
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Dear President Biden,
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https://www.teach4theplanet.org/manifesto/
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PraisingEarthday.org , Education International and the International Trade Union Confederation for stressing the importance of climate education on Earth Day, 22 April,ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said that his organisation has called for urgent worldwide action on climate change , including the need to support climate education and awareness raising.
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The genesis of a global democratic student movement
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Climate action is more urgent than ever and education is a powerful fundamental tool to catalyse it. If humanity is to avoid the worst consequences of global warming and fast forward the green, clean and sustainable societies of tomorrow today, it has to start at school.
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At the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), teachers gathered under the theme "Surviving as a Reliable and Vibrant Teacher Union in the 21st Century". The event took place at GNAT Hall, Accra on 30th March 2021. Representatives from the Education sector, including...
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On April 13, a fire destroyed a school built with temporary materials on the outskirts of Niamey in Niger. Twenty-five of the 38 straw-covered classrooms in the school were ravaged by the fire.
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A survey to shed light on the monitoring of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
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It is the government’s duty to distribute digital tools to teachers and students and to organise ongoing training for teachers. That was the view of the 24 teachers and nine students from the College of Basic Education who attended the training for members of the KTU’s Halabja union branch in...
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