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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The Forum dubbed “Promoting the Rights of Migrants, Refugees and IDPs to Quality Education” took place on 29th April from 11:00 - 14:00 GMT/ Accra Time / 13:00 - 16:00 CET/ Geneva Time.
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May Day is a paid holiday for private sector workers in Taiwan, but not for public sector workers. This is a glaring and visible injustice. It is also a symbol of structural discrimination in law and practice against public sector workers. Education International joins with and fully supports its member...
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On 21 April, during a week dedicated to the issue of climate change, members of the KTU learned ways of working with children to create a healthy environment and climate. During a seminar on climate change, Dr. Abdullah, a specialist in environmental and climate issues, highlighted the roots of climate...
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The country is sinking into violence, under the indifferent gaze of the international community. EI is today launching a solidarity campaign with its affiliates in Haiti.
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The paper, ‘Principles for Effective and Equitable Educational Recovery’ (PEEER) has been agreed jointly by EI and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). They will facilitate the collaboration of education authorities, the teaching profession and their organisations to reshape education systems after the pandemic to reach greater levels...
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Education International Africa joins the Global Campaign for Education during this year’s Global Action Week for Education (GAWE (26-30th April 2021) ) to call forMore and Better Financing for Education.
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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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