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April 2014
(19 articles)Enough is Enough!
30th April 2014
In a moving interview on the UK BBC radio, a primary headteacher broke down as he said that he was going to have to stop teaching for a...
Teachers fight to Defend the Right of Protest in Turkey
28th April 2014
Teachers unions in Turkey are part of a broad based campaign to defend the right to protest in the country. The public service union KESK,...
Nigerian School Children still Missing
28th April 2014
230 Nigerian schoolgirls between the ages of 16 and 18, who were abducted by gunmen 12 days ago are still missing. The girls had been...
Teachers' Leader jailed in Ecuador
25th April 2014
An international appeal has been launched for the release of three leaders of public sector unions, including Mary Zamora, former president...
Free Mahdi Abu Dheeb!
25th April 2014
Our colleague, Mahdi Abu Dheeb, president of the Bahrain Teachers Association, is still in prison despite an international campaign for his...
Important US Victories for Teachers
23rd April 2014
Two important victories have recently been reported for teachers and education in the US, both centring on New York, its financial capital....
UK Teachers step up Campaign
21st April 2014
Teachers in the two largest UK teaching unions voted this weekend to carry on with their campaigns to defend public education in the...
British Columbian Teachers begin Action this Week
18th April 2014
Teachers in the British Columbia (BC) province of Canada are to begin job action on Wednesday of next week in their long running dispute...
Rural Teachers Strike in China
17th April 2014
Teachers in Wuyang county in China have been on strike for over a week against low pay and the failure to pay them money owed to them. They...
If Education is the Solution to Poverty, why are most Teachers poor?
16th April 2014
The suits at the World Bank love to talk about the importance of the 'girl child.' As they put it, 'Of all the goals, educating children—...
Panama Teachers strike against Performance Related Pay
13th April 2014
Teachers in Panama took part in a strike on Friday against the imposition of performance related pay by the government. The teachers are...
Puerto Rican Teachers win Significant Victory
12th April 2014
Teachers in Puerto Rico have won a significant victory in their fight to defend their pensions. A court action taken by the teachers union...