When your class is “Zoom-bombed” and other stories from the frontlines of online teaching
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6 March 2021
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5 March 2021 
Nigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks
NewsOn Friday 26 February, a large group of unidentified gunmen raided the Government Girl’s Secondary School of Jangebe town in the Zamfara State in a night attack. They abducted 279 girls from the boarding school and took them to the forest. All girls were eventually released on Tuesday night after...
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5 March 2021 
Africa: Governments must act urgently to protect educators and build stronger education systems
NewsEducation International’s member organisations in the African region have faced many challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the EIARC. The crisis has led to restrictions on union activities due to lockdowns, school closures, worker layoffs, sickness, and death.
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5 March 2021 
Nigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks
NewsAttacks from armed groups against schools and students have been increasing in the last months in Nigeria, where kidnapping for ransom is a widespread criminal enterprise. Nigerian authorities must act swiftly to protect the right to education of children, especially girls.
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5 March 2021
Africa: Governments must act urgently to protect educators and build stronger education systems
NewsDuring its virtual meeting from 23-25 February, the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) urged regional governments to act swiftly to ensure decent living and working conditions for educators. Proactive measures were needed to guarantee quality education on the continent in the face of challenges including the pandemic, terrorism, and...
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5 March 2021 
Statement | Education International calls on governments to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines and other medical products by waiving intellectual property rights
NewsInitiated by South Africa and India and currently supported by over 100 countries, thewaiver proposal would facilitate more equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, technology, and diagnostics. Recent discussions at the WTO General Council meeting, 1-2 March 2021, indicate that consensus is still far from being reached and a number...
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5 March 2021 
New Zealand: Trade union promotes women's leadership in the education sector
NewsThis was the union’s first Women in Leadership Summit. Held in Wellington in October 2020, the two-day summit discussed how to move to more inclusive, power- and load-sharing models of leadership.
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4 March 2021 
Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
NewsIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Teachers Union of Angola (SINPROF) organised a meeting on 17th February 2021. The meeting focused on ways to support the activities carried out by the union women. The meeting took place at Hotel Tradicional of Cuíto-Bié and was attended by a...
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4 March 2021
Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
NewsAngola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
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2 March 2021 
Teachers, have your say about educating for sustainable development and global citizenship!
NewsEI and UNESCO have today launched a global survey on teachers’ readiness to teach education for sustainable development (ESD) and global citizenship (GCED).
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26 February 2021 
EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
NewsThe Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC), meeting online on the 23rd, 24th and 25 of February 2021 passed three resolutions on quality education beyond COVID-19, Nigeria, and Ethiopia.
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26 February 2021
EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
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25 February 2021 
2021 EIARC meeting: A clarion call to defend education and educators’ rights
NewsThese were the statements highlighted by Dr Koumba Boly Barry, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education and David Edwards, EI General Secretary. The UN Special Rapporteur was addressing the EI Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) on “Guaranteeing the Right to Education in Africa during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis”...
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25 February 2021
2021 EIARC meeting: A clarion call to defend education and educators’ rights
News2021 EIARC meeting: A clarion call to defend education and educators’ rights
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25 February 2021 
Mexico: COVID-19 issues feature in SNTE demands
NewsThe list was compiled after consultations with teachers and will be delivered to the Minister of Education and former teacher, Delfina Gómez Álvarez.
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25 February 2021 
EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
NewsThe Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) is holding a virtual meeting from 23-25 February 2021 to review progress and map the way forward for the region.
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24 February 2021 
“Digital equity audits are necessary for public schools in Australia”, by Jonathon Guy.
NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes to the way we live, not least the necessary sudden shift to remote learning for over a billion school students worldwide, with many millions still learning remotely almost one year after the first COVID lockdowns and school closures.
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24 February 2021 
EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
NewsEI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
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