Canada: School shooting sheds light on issues that go beyond the classroom
La Loche Community School victims Adam Wood and Marie Janvier.
The importance of teachers and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution
According to the experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the world is about to experience what is being hailed as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Predictions are that this next stage in societal development will see artificial...
Majority of Canadian teachers say that more LGBTQ support is needed in schools
Ground-breaking research strengthens link between peacebuilding and education
Canadian educators killed in deadly Burkina Faso attacks
Male Youth Who Don’t Work or Study Increase in Latin America
Despite Latin America’s strong performance in the 2000s—with vibrant economic growth and a significant reduction in poverty and inequality—the number of youth who don’t work or study actually grew due to an increase in male “ninis.” The ninis – a term...
UNESCO presents new finance model that could triple the availability of textbooks
A new study by UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) to be issued on 19 January proposes an economic model that would help reduce the cost of textbooks and increase their availability to students in schools around the world.
Education unions face new development cooperation challenges
With development cooperation facing new funding challenges, education unions are being forced to redefine a strategy based on self-funded initiatives, while continuing to push for increased financial commitments from governments.
