Education

Physical education for healthier, happier, longer and more productive living

The time children and adults all over the world spend engaging in physical activity is decreasing with dire consequences on their health, life expectancy, and ability to perform in the classroom, in society and at work.

Ireland: Unions act to ensure quality Junior Cycle State exams system

In Ireland, teacher trade unionists went out on strike on two separate days in support of their belief that every student is entitled to a fair, impartial, and transparent Junior Cycle State externally-assessed examination.

FEATURE: Children’s struggles for education focus of award-winning film screened at UN

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A scene of two young boys running from the film 'On the Way to School.'

Finland: “Education: A Tool for Peace and Development”

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Panel at EDUCA Fair (from l. to r.): Pekka Haavisto, former Finnish Minister of Development; Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP;...

How best to teach the Holocaust 70 years after liberation

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One of the warning signs at the camp fence

DAVOS: EI General Secretary sends clear message that public education is no commodity

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EI to help solve labour conflict in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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UK absent parents now paying maintenance cash at record levels

The number of absent parents who are now paying towards the cost of their children through UK Child Support Agency (CSA) has hit an all-time high, thanks to tough enforcement rules now in place.