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January 2014
(22 articles)Pakistan's Teachers still fighting Temporary Contracts and Performance Pay
31st January 2014
Many teachers in Pakistan are still having to engage in protest actions, hunger strikes and withdrawal of labour in order to fight for...
How to turn a Global Learning Crisis into a Business Opportunity
29th January 2014
Today, as expected, the update on progress towards the 'Millennium Development Goal' of universal primary education reveals a dismal...
Guatemalan Teachers protest for Education Spending
26th January 2014
Thousands of teachers protested on the streets of Guatemala City on Thursday demanding more funds for education. The teachers say that 35%...
Palestinian Teachers continue their Strike
26th January 2014
Teachers in Palestine, who are working for the United Nations relief agency UNRWA, have been on strike for 50 days along with other...
Oligarchs meet in Davos to 'Improve the State of the World'
24th January 2014
Corporate bosses, their political friends, celebrities, Bono, and hangers on of all descriptions are meeting in Davos, Switzerland at the...
Cambodian Teachers' Leader arrested
24th January 2014
The leader of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA), Rong Chhun, was arrested by government forces on Tuesday 21st January...
Haiti's Teachers on indefinite Strike
22nd January 2014
Teachers in Haiti are on indefinite strike because many are owed months of back pay. The crisis co-incides with the ending of fees for...
Contempt for Democracy shown by US Education Reformers
20th January 2014
Two separate incidents in the US in the last week have demonstrated the contempt for democracy and human rights, which is inherent in the...
Mass Protest of Teachers in Mexico City
19th January 2014
Teachers in Mexico are continuing with their heroic struggle against education 'reform' measures, which are being imposed by the right wing...
Tobacco Corporations exploit Child Labour in Malawi
17th January 2014
Thousands of children in Malawi are having to work in the tobacco fields in order to help their families to survive, according to a damning...
Anger at Spending Cuts spreads through Spain
17th January 2014
Protests have been staged in at least 46 cities across Spain, signalling people's frustration with spending cuts and corruption. Since the...
Teachers in Cote d'Ivoire fight for permanent Contracts
13th January 2014
Contract teachers in Cote d'Ivoire teachers have been waiting for nearly two years to get permanent contracts. They were recruited in April...