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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 17:00
EI joins the discussions on education at the Learning for All Ministerial meetings
Written by Mireille
by Undraa Batsukh, Programme Officer, Education and Employment, EI This week, Education International (EI) is actively participating in the Learning for All Ministerial meetings that will take place on April 18 in connection with the 2013 World Bank and IMF Spring meetings in Washington D.C. EI President, Susan Hopgood has been invited to open a discussion in the Democratic Republic of Congo country meeting, where she will be joined by the UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown, the…
Wednesday, 27 March 2013 21:40
Going Forward: The Achievement of the MDGs and Where to Progress Post-2015
Written by Abbie
With roughly 2.8 years to go, the deadline for the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals is fast approaching; that being said, 2015 is not the “red light” year. Ensuring access to and participation in education and training, as well as the opportunities to continue education beyond the primary level for every child, young person and adult is an important aspect of a sustainable, equitable, flourishing society. Assessments concerning the progress of the MDGs should be analyzed, and thus…
Monday, 18 March 2013 18:56
Make a difference: Take part in the My World survey!
Written by Mireille
EI strongly encourages its affiliates, teachers and students to vote in the My World survey launched by the UN. This survey asks citizens from all over the world to share their thoughts on what priorities to include in the global development agenda beyond 2015. A good education is one of the sixteen priorities that can be chosen. A good education, the survey explains, “means that all children should have a high quality primary and secondary education that equips them for…
Thursday, 21 March 2013 18:43
Education budgets under pressure in EU Member States
Written by Mireille
A new Eurydice report, published today, on the impact of the financial and economic crisis on education budgets across Europe, reveals that investment in education fell in eight out of 25 Member States since 2010. Cuts of more than 5 % were imposed in Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania and Portugal, while Estonia, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom (Scotland) saw decreases of 1 to 5 %. However, five Member States increased education spending by more than 1 %: Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg, Malta and Sweden,…
Friday, 08 March 2013 15:42
ETUCE-ETUI High level seminar on alternatives to austery measures
Written by Mireille
By Michal Mclousek, Coordinator in the European Trade Union Committee for Education On 25 - 27 February 2013, the ETUCE and ETUI organized a joint high-level seminar focusing on alternatives to widespread austerity measures across Europe. Presidents and general secretaries of national trade union organizations discussed their positions and strategies in the context of a changing European governance landscape with the participation of senior researchers and economic advisers to the European trade union movement. This seminar was an opportunity to establish…
European Union finance ministers gave their approval at a meeting today in Brussels, allowing eleven EU member states to pursue the implementation of a financial transactions tax (FTT). At present the 11 states - including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia - have agreed to move forward with joint introduction of the FTT but additional countries could join the initiative. Please see the following articles: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/22/us-eu-transactionstax-idUSBRE90K0WX20130122 EU states to get go-ahead for tax on…
Education International’s "Education in Crisis" Seminar, that took place from 18-19 October, 2012, united over 140 educators from more than 30 different countries in discussions that engaged different approaches aiming to enrich education systems all over the world, both during the current global economic crisis and for the decades that will follow. On 18 October, keynote speaker Professor Deborah Meier of the Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, highlighted the importance of education within democratic societies; the idea being…
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Wednesday, 03 October 2012 18:49
On 5 October, 2012 take a stand for teachers: Our schools and our students depend on it!
Written by Abbie
In 1994 UNESCO created World Teachers’ Day, scheduled annually for every 5th of October, to commemorate the “vital contribution that teachers and teachers’ organisations make to education and development”. This year’s theme is “take a stand for teachers”. Opposition to independent education organisations and to workers’ rights for teachers and educational staff has always existed; and in some established democracies, teachers are still being denied their rights to organise and bargain collectively. In times of financial duress, education funding…
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Tuesday, 18 September 2012 15:17
The largest American union strike in 25 years: Chicago's teachers take a stand
Written by Abbie
As many as 6.000 teachers are facing potential dismissal due to a recent education reforms that were passed in the Chicago, a state which houses the third largest public school district in the country; Chicagoan teachers’ jobs will now be subject to an evaluation based on their students’ standardized test scores. This among other issues, such as teacher benefits and pay increase freezes, triggered the largest education strike in 25 years on Sunday, 9 September, by the Chicago Teachers Union…
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Thursday, 23 August 2012 12:47
Recent austerity measures place the future of North American and European higher education in jeopardy.
Written by Abbie
Many would agree that higher education is essential to economic success; however, despite the current global economic recession, cuts to the sector are gaining momentum in countries across the globe. Since 2008 the reduction of funding for higher education already resulted in the removal or merger of entire programmes, layoffs of and wage freezes for academic staff and the introduction of or exorbitant hikes in student tuition fees across higher education institutions in Europe and North America. Specific cuts…