Nepal: Failure of government to respond to demands forced educators to resort to hunger strike
Educators celebrate International Day of the Girl Child 2016
As each year on October 11th, Education International highlights girls’ lives across the world, celebrates girls’ achievements, and also shines the spotlight on the issues that continue to hold far too many girls back.
One week after Hurricane Matthew, at least 300 schools damaged in Haiti, over 100,000 children miss out on learning – UNICEF
On 9 October 2016 in Les Cayes, Haiti, where...
Day Care Doesn't Encourage Weight Gain in Kids
A child placed in day care is no more likely to gain too much weight than a child who stays home with a parent, a new study indicates.
Ireland: Union launches charter against casualisation of teaching
The charter, adopted by the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) University College Cork (UCC) branch, acknowledges the fact that at least one-third of teaching staff are now employed on a purely casual basis.
US educators and civil society mobilise for public schools
Teachers celebrated globally for World Teachers’ Day
High-Level Panel, “50 years of ILO/UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers”.
Ugandan teachers unite for their public school system
Trade union leaders from the African region gather in Kampala to support UNATU
