Education
World Bank to support higher education reform in Vietnam, and improve school readiness for 5-year olds
The World Bank Board of Directors approved a total of US$150 million in two credits to help Vietnam to support and sustain the implementation of the Higher Education Reforms Agenda, and to improve school readiness for 5 year old children.
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USA: Education unions welcome Obama’s proposals on early childhood education
EI’s national affiliates, The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), have welcomed President Obama’s proposal to dramatically increase access to early childhood education (ECE) for American students.
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Mexico education trade union leader arrested
Elba Esther Gordillo, General Secretary of the biggest education union in Mexico, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (SNTE), is alleged to have misused more than USD 156 million from trade union funds from 2008-2012. SNTE was an EI affiliate until 2009, when it was suspended for failing to pay membership dues.
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Crisis in Mali disrupting schooling of 700,000 children – UNICEF
A student writes on a chalkboard at a school in Bamako, Mali.
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Crisis in Mali disrupting schooling of 700,000 children – UNICEF
A student writes on a chalkboard at a school in Bamako, Mali.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020