Education

Education support personnel, vital to the success of students

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Daniel Lafrenière from the Centrale des syndicats du Québec.

Investing in Education Quality Can Lead to More Equitable Growth in Côte d’Ivoire

Possessing the second highest growth rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, Côte d'Ivoire must now seek to strengthen its human capital by improving its education system and the quality of public expenditure allocated to the sector if it is to obtain greater...

Brazil: Education union mobilises new faces to defend quality public education

Democratic and education challenges face the new Executive Board elected by the Confederaçao Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Educação (CNTE) at its 33rd Congress in Brasília on 15 January. The union, representing Brazilian basic level public school...

Global movement to eradicate violence and bullying in schools

Bullying, cyberbullying and violence in schools were the main focus of the International Symposium on School Violence and Bullying: From evidence to action, organised by UNESCO in Seoul, South Korea, from 17-19 January. That’s according to Pathma...

Education unions make their mark at the Women’s March for rights

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EI delegates at Brussels march

UK: guarded welcome for extra funding for schools serving disadvantaged communities

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Education World Forum’s top sponsor far from the ‘gold’ standard

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Protesters gather outside of the Education World Forum in London.

UNICEF launches interactive glimpse into Syrian children’s struggle for education

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Seven of 20 Syrian refugees who attend school stand...