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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 June 2021

   G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise

   During last weekend’s meeting, G7 leaders announced their support for theGirls’ Education Declaration and committed to addressing the setbacks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, financial commitments announced for the Global Partnership for Education are below the amount needed to ensure the most vulnerable have access to education.

   G7 leaders commit to support girls’ education but fall short on financing the promise

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   Leading the profession 27 May 2021

   Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli

   On May 26th, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was presented to Dr Avraham Rocheli, one of the leading figures of the long-standing partnership between Germany’s GEW and the Israel Teachers Union, both Education International member organisations. GEW and the German Federation of Trade Unions nominated...

   Germany’s Order of Merit awarded to Israeli teacher unionist Avraham Rocheli

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   Trade union rights are human rights 16 March 2021

   German and Austrian unions call for more education support personnel specialised in health issues

   While the COVID-19 crisis is still raging, the Gewerkschaft Öffentlicher Dienst (GÖD) of Austria and the German Verband Bildung und Erziehung (VBE) have pointed out that an increasing number of children with chronic illnesses are attending schools. The unions have urged their respective public authorities to hire more health professionals...

   German and Austrian unions call for more education support personnel specialised in health issues

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 5 March 2021

   When your class is “Zoom-bombed” and other stories from the frontlines of online teaching

   2020 has been the year that many workers in education had an emergency catch up course in teaching via video conferencing. We've all learnt a lot - using different (often changing) platforms and teaching strategies - trying to do our best for our students.

   When your class is “Zoom-bombed” and other stories from the frontlines of online teaching

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 22 February 2021

   Germany: A new primary school curriculum, not now!

   In North Rhine Westphalia, education unions have launched a joint petition urging the Ministry of Education of the Land (region) to postpone the implementation of a new curricula for primary schools.

   Germany: A new primary school curriculum, not now!

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   Equity and inclusion 28 January 2021

   76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”

   To commemorate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz, Education International’s member organisations in Germany, Israel, and Poland organised an e-seminar on 27 January entitled “A child witness of history”.

   76th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: German, Israeli, and Polish trade unions unite to say “Never again”