Education

Mexican teachers protest against reforms

Mexican teachers have protested en masse after the government pushed through “supplementary” or “secondary” laws aimed at changing the Education Act, in particular aspects related to teachers’ careers.

UNICEF gears up to help over 500,000 Malian children return to school

With the new school year in Mali starting on the 1st of October, UNICEF is scaling up efforts to give a school place to half a million children whose lives were disrupted by the conflict, seasonal flooding and nutrition crisis.

France: Improved status for support workers for students with disabilities

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Education at heart of trade union recommendations to G20

Putting public services such as education high on the G20 agenda is just one of the priority recommendations from the Labour 20 (L20) for the G20 leaders’ meeting to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, from 5-6 September. The L20 is made up of the...

Back-to-School Tips May Help Ease Sensory Overload in Kids

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USA: Education unionists mobilise for immigration reform

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Germany: Berlin’s teacher unionists on strike

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Two California Firms and Owner Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations Stemming From Illegal Import of Vehicles

Two Los Angeles-based consulting firms, MotorScience Inc., and MotorScience Enterprise Inc., (MotorScience) and their owner, Chi Zheng, have agreed to settle alleged Clean Air Act (CAA) violations stemming from the illegal import of 24,478 all-terrain...