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Palestine: Education International members offer a lifeline of solidarity to Gaza’s educators
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (590+ words) Gaza's education sector remains in one of the gravest crises in its modern history. After more than two years of war and genocide, Gaza's schooling system stands "on the brink of collapse," with over 97% of schools damaged or destroyed and…...
EI Welcomes the Marrakech Global Framework for Action on Child Labour and Calls for Quality Education, Social Dialogue, and Peace
1+ week, 6+ day ago (629+ words) With 138 million children still engaged in child labour, including 54 million in hazardous work, EI stressed that the crisis is fundamentally an education crisis, rooted in underfunded schools, teacher shortages, rural exclusion, limited social protection, and increasingly, the devastating impact of…...
From vision to investment: Why the world needs the first-ever international finance summit for early childhood
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (741+ words) In November last year world leaders gathered at the G20 under South Africa's leadership and made a historic commitment to young children at the G20 summit " agreeing to increase investment in the early years. By putting the early years at the centre,…...
Education International Urges End to Violence and Prioritisation of Education in Syria’s Recovery
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (368+ words) Following recent armed clashes in Aleppo that endangered civilians and denied thousands of children their right to safe education, Education International (EI) calls for an immediate end to violence and urges Syrian authorities and the international community to make education…...
Education in the age of artificial intelligence: The need for deliberate design
3+ mon, 1+ hour ago (1036+ words) Education is facing a number of challenges, such as a shortage of teachers, declining formal student outcomes, and increasing heterogeneity in classrooms. At the same time, the development of artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and personalized…...
Education Voices | Using collective bargaining to regulate the use of technology and artificial intelligence in higher education
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (548+ words) This testimony was collected as part of the research project entitled "In the eye of the storm: Higher education in an age of crises" conducted by Howard Stevenson, Maria Antonietta Vega Castillo, Melanie Bhend, and Vasiliki-Eleni Selechopoulou for Education International....
Ukraine: Urgent call to action to stop legislative changes that threaten teachers
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (346+ words) Representing almost one million professionals in Ukraine's education and science sectors, and a member of Education International, TUESWU has informed EI and ETUCE of proposals included in the conclusions of the Parliament Committee on Education, Science and Innovation to the…...
Education International calls for renewed solidarity with educators and students in Palestine
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (237+ words) As part of the ongoing support, Education International urges renewed solidarity with Palestinian educators in Gaza and the West Bank, working through the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) and the General Union of Workers in Kindergarten and Private Schools…...
Together for teachers, together for tomorrow: A profound World Teachers’ Day in Palestine
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (574+ words) This year's World Teachers' Day marked a historic and deeply emotional moment as Education International's General Secretary marked the occasion in Palestine " standing in solidarity with the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT) and the educators who continue to hold…...
Education unions show their continued solidarity with Ukraine
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) The war in Ukraine remains an issue of great concern for the international education union community, especially its impact on teachers, education support personnel and students, undermining the whole education system in the country. The signatories highlight: "We write to…...