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Public education in Argentina is under threat from a political agenda that has made its way into the national government and aims to – in the words of President Javier Milei himself – “destroy the state from within”.

The teaching profession is traditionally known to be a noble profession and a driver for all sectors and industries we have in the world of work.

Achieving gender equality and equity in education and in unions continues to be a top priority for Education International (EI) member organisations.

The 2024 Buenos Aires Education International (EI) World Congress was anticipated to be a special event for any member of the Australian delegation following the retirement announcement of outgoing, long-serving and globally respected president, Susan Hopgood.

When I was studying to be a teacher several decades ago, there was excitement in the air in education. In my province in Canada, qualifications for a teacher’s certificate had been increased from three years of university to a four-year Bachelor of Education.

I teach in the global north and though I have been exposed in many ways to the global south education and teaching context, I understand that my reality could be vastly different for others - context matters in education.

My curiosity got the best of me and I registered for ChatGPT. I was quickly amazed by the efficiency and timesaving it presented me.

More than a year has passed since the public launch of ChatGPT, representing Artificial Intelligence’s significant arrival in education.

The creation of Education International (EI) in 1993 was a critical advance for global education trade unionism.

Education International (EI) General Secretary David Edwards has raised the alarm on the growing global teacher shortage and called for increased public education funding in his speech at the launch event of a new global education campaign from EI’s new global...

Svitlana Popova’s students didn’t realise she was leading their online math class while outside the charred remains of her home in Ukraine until they saw a news video about it on social media.

In this story, I share my personal trajectory as a teacher experiencing public- private partnerships (PPPs) in the Brazil countryside and urge stakeholders to reflect on the problems involving such partnerships to education. In addition, I reflect on how such PPPs are a result of the lack of financing in education and on how important it is for stakeholders to advocate for enlarged budgets in the sector in the context of the Transforming Education Summit.

Education International (EI) recently hosted a consultation event to provide feedback into the 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report on technology and education.

I had the privilege recently to meet with Hetty Verolme, a survivor of the Holocaust, now living in Perth.

The immediacy of today’s vivid news cycle as Russia invades Ukraine has not spared our children. In our youth, caring adults often buffered us from disturbing topics like war, nuclear threats and human cruelty.

IGLYO, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth and Student Organisation, is the lead youth development and leadership organisation working with LGBTQI young activists, counting more than 100 member organisations in over 40 countries in the Council of Europe region.

This article is the second of a two-part series and is the transcript of a speech delivered by Education International President Susan Hopgood (pictured above right) at the Australian Education Union’s 2022 Federal Conference in Melbourne in April.

This article is the first of a two-part series and is the transcript of a speech delivered by Education International President Susan Hopgood (pictured right) at the Australian Education Union’s 2022 Federal Conference in Melbourne in April.

Armand Doucet is a Canadian award winning educator, leader, speaker and author on perspective, innovation and bridging gaps in the classroom and field of education.

International Women’s Day (IWD) will be marked on 8 March, with people globally being asked to take up the challenge of breaking the gender bias.