Priorities and challenges ahead of the Post-2015 Summit
Global Labour Tax Summit: fairer taxation for quality education
Education International was represented at the Global Labour Tax Summit, which stressed that current fiscal laxity is one of the main causes of growing inequality and chronic underfunding of public services in our societies.
Nepal: teachers’ persistent action forces Minister of Education to negotiate with their trade unions
Kenyan schools closed as labour dispute worsens
The school closures are taking place after the Teachers’ Service Commission, an institution that handles education staffing and advises the government on all education issues, said that awarding teachers with a 50-60 percent pay raise was not possible...
World Bank Supports Modernization of Education in Belarus
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank Thursday approved a US$50 million loan to the Republic of Belarus for a new Education Modernization Project aimed to improve access to quality learning environment in 120 general secondary schools,...
EI statement on the refugee situation: we must take collective action
These are the root causes, which must be addressed as a matter of urgency, by the United Nations and all of its member states.
OSCE presents report on the student perspective of education reforms in Armenia
The findings and recommendations of an OSCE-supported survey exploring the awareness and attitude of students towards the educational reforms being implemented in Armenia were presented on 17 September in Yerevan. The so-called Bologna reforms are...
Millions of children across conflict-hit Syria deprived of education
As children around the world return to school, there are more than two million in Syria who will not be able to join them. According to UNICEF, another 400,000 are at risk of dropping out as a result of conflict, violence and displacement.
