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Indigenous education gains progress in Brazil

Brazil’s national education union has taken a major step towards boosting the status of indigenous education within the national system after hosting its First National Indigenous Educators’ Meeting in Sao Paulo this month.

It has been a busy March for Brazil’s national education union, the Confederaçao Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educaçao(CNTE), one of the member organisations of Education International (EI), after it held both the First National Indigenous Educators’ Meeting and the 5th EI Latin America (EILA) Regional Meeting on Public Education and Indigenous Peoples from March 9th to the 13th.

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UK's new Nuclear College will equip local young people with the right skills for the job

A new National College for Nuclear (NCfN) will train future workers and develop world class skills in the UK’s thriving nuclear industry.

The college, a partnership between UK government and nuclear employers, led by EDF Energy and Sellafield Ltd, will be based at 2 hubs in Somerset and West Cumbria, close to major sites of nuclear investment.

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Stakes are high for education in trade agreements

With the fate of education currently being negotiated in global free-trade talks, Martin Rømer, Director of the European Trade Union Committee for Education, spoke with RadioLabour about the possible consequences.

“Public education is definitely part of what is being negotiated for the moment,” said Rømer, Director of the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE), Education International (EI)’s European Region. “However, there is a problem of course of transparency.”

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Stakes are high for education in trade agreements

With the fate of education currently being negotiated in global free-trade talks, Martin Rømer, Director of the European Trade Union Committee for Education, spoke with RadioLabour about the possible consequences.

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Zimbabwe: qualified teachers are the answer to filling the recruitment gap

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High-level meeting highlights common priorities of Mexican union and Education International

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SNTE international secretary, Maria Antonieta Garcia Lascurain, President, Juan diaz de la Torre, and EI vice President Dennis van Roekel in Mexico City

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Korea: Unions defend teachers on multiple fronts

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Teachers, Technology, Education for All: A Way Forward

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EI Senior Consultant, John Bangs, in Dubai for the Global Education and Skills Forum

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World Bank project to help Romania reverse increasing high school dropout rates and declining university enrollment

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors Monday approved a EUR 200 million loan for the Romania Secondary Education Project (ROSE), which will be implemented by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Scientific Research over seven years. ROSE aims to increase Romanian students’ chances of successfully completing tertiary education.

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UNESCO: close the financing gap in education and end gender-based violence

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