May Day for All –Education International stands in solidarity and in support of the National Teachers Association (NTA) of Taiwan, in its fight to recognise and ratify 1 May as the national holiday for working men and women in the country. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6M1
Members of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) have committed to insert environmental protection and climate change in curricula at all school levels. This policy comes out of a seminar on climate change attended by the KTU. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6Lw
Despite the massive mobilisation of civil society, with the education unions in the front line, President Jovenel Moïse is eroding Haitian democracy a little more every day. The right to organise and the right to education are no longer respected. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6Lk
How will we ensure effective and equitable educational recovery from COVID19? Education International and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) developed ten key principles which every country can use. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6LN
The world’s educators remain committed to climate education and to supporting policies and students in creating ambitious plans for the future on this critical issue. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6LF
The Manifesto on Quality Climate Change Education for All is an urgent appeal by the educator of the world to government leaders and an outline of the teaching profession’s vision for quality climate change education and the policy framework necessary to implement it. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6L5
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. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6Kn
Update 23 April 2021 | In a resolution adopted at its 57th meeting, held virtually, the Education International Executive Board condemned the coup d’état in Myanmar, the refusal to accept the results of the election, the violence against protesters and strikers and the arrest of elected leaders, trade unionists and others opposing the regime. It called for full respect for human and trade union rights and a return to the path of democracy. It urged the international community and national governments to respond urgently with strong measures to stop the violence and repression. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6KL
Education International welcomes the Earth Day statement by the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation stressing that climate education and awareness raising are key to making a just transition to green economies that guarantee a “sustainable future for current and new generations”. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6Jv
Representing 32.5 million teachers and education support personnel worldwide, Education International launches worldwide campaign April 21st to ensure that climate education becomes as fundamental as teaching reading and writing. http://dlvr.it/Ryr6DB
Education International is the voice of teachers and other education employees across the globe. A federation of about 400 associations and unions in more than 170 countries and territories, it represents 30 million educators in education institutions from early childhood to university.