In Afghanistan, schools are closed, and teachers are facing many issues due to the pandemic, according to ATSA. Private sector teachers are facing significant financial issues as their salaries have not been paid due to unpaid fees by parents to the owners of private schools.
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The report focuses on the link between the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
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Ahmed Khalifa, social news editor ofEgypt 360 website, was arrested on January 6th after publishing a series of reports on workers’ legitimate protests. He was falsely charged with joining a terrorist group and spreading fake news, and remains in detention to date.
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Education International (EI) joins the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in demanding freedom for jailed Egyptian journalist Ahmed Khalifa.
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Teachers across India continue to be deployed on COVID-19-related duties without any support, sanitation facilities, personal protective equipment kits, or training to deal with the pandemic. These duties range from distribution of ration/food to door-to-door surveys to identify confirmed COVID-19 cases. Teachers are undertaking these duties despite appeals to the...
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ZNP: Education about Holocaust vital
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The Early Childhood Education (ECE) project run by the Tanzania Teachers’ Union (TTU) and Education International has, among the achievements, led to 352 educators receiving a diploma in early childhood education after undergoing a two-year in-service course. The graduation ceremony took place on 21 December 2020 in Dodoma, Tanzania.
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ECE Educators Graduate in Tanzania
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As the pandemic continues, the NUPT is also concerned about teachers’ physical attendance at a recent workshop. “This group of teachers were instructed to attend in presential mode a workshop on remote teaching and learning organised by the district’s Education Office, while the country is confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic,”...
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The third edition of the International Day of Education (January 24) comes at a time when education is facing its biggest crisis in modern history. In 2020, over 1.6 billion students were affected by the global school closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote education....
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The global digital health market was valued at USD 111.4 billion in 2019 and is expected to reachUSD 510.4 billion by 2025[1] . The Ed Tech market, was valued at USD 76.4 million in 2019. With an annual growth rate prediction of 18%, the market size is anticipated to reachUSD...
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Just how powerful these companies are in shaping public discourse is shown by the co-ordinated crackdown barring Trump and his allies from their platforms. It had an immediate effect -- an instant drop in the spread of fake news and disinformation.
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The KTU made its call at a symposium on “Education in the era of the COVID -19 pandemic”. Held in Erbil, the symposium gathered education unionists, as well as educational and religious personalities, members of Parliament, and representatives of civil society organisations.
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VBE: Commitment from teachers despite “bumpy” resumption of classes
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On 12 January, theConfédération générale du travail (CGT) Educ’action, theFédération syndicale unitaire(FSU), theFédération des syndicats généraux de l'Education nationale et de la recherche-Confédération française démocratique du travail(SGEN-CFDT), theSyndicat national des lycées, collèges, écoles et du supérieur (SNALC), the Syndicat national des collèges et des lycées(SNCL),Sud Éducationand theUnion nationale des syndicats...
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We want to see schools and colleges reopen fully to all pupils as soon as it is safe to do so, but more than this, when schools do reopen fully we want them to be able to stay open. Keeping schools open sustainably and avoiding the repeated periods of self-isolation...
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Both unions have made public how the government’s legislation allows the boards of private schools that are undergoing transformation or closing to manage public-funded assets as their own funds. This sacrifices the rights of teachers, students, and the public.
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The SNTE has highlighted the key principles necessary to ensure the health and safety of educators and students during the ongoing COVID-19. According to SNTE General Secretary Alfonso Cepeda Salas, these principles are:
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