Berlitz Japan Action still Unresolved
In 2009 teachersolidarity reported on a strike by foreign language teachers in Japan working for the Berlitz corporation
July 27 2010 | General |
Welcome, Teachers of the world
Our aim is to bring together teacher activists internationally by recording their struggles. All over the world teachers are taking action - occupying, demonstrating and striking - against 'reforms' which are standing in the way of truly emancipated and creative education for the world's children. Through the Forum we hope to allow teachers in struggle to call for and give solidarity and to exchange ideas for resistance. This site has been set up as a result of our book 'The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers and their Unions: Stories for Resistance.'
Washington Teachers Fired for Low Test Scores
241 teachers - representing 5% of the teaching workforce - have been fired in the US District of Columbia for being ‘ineffective’
July 27 2010 | General |
Egyptian Teachers form Independent Union
Demonstration in Egypt
Some 5000 of Egypt’s one million teachers have joined a new independent union
July 23 2010 | General |
South African Teachers Consulted on Strike Action
Rural South African Children learning without a Classroom
South African teacher union leaders are consulting their members on strike action over the government’s failure to meet their salary demand
July 20 2010 | General |
Teachers Join Anti-Inflation Strikes in India
Protesters Blocking a Train in last week’s Strike
Indian teachers joined strikes in many parts of India last week to protest against fuel price rises
July 20 2010 | General |
Sudanese Teachers on Strike
A Schoolroom in Southern Sudan
Teachers in the Lakes Province of Southern Sudan are on strike to demand a living wage
July 15 2010 | General |
Haiti’s Children still Deptrived of Education
A Collapsed School in Haiti
Reports from Haiti indicate that the country’s children are still largely without education 6 months after the earthquake
July 12 2010 | General |
Conference Analyses Pernicious Effects of Testing in the Americas
IDEA Network Poster
A conference of the IDEA network in Mexico this spring provides a fascinating insight into the pernicious effects of testing in the Americas
July 12 2010 | General |
Hunger Strike Halts Russian School Closures
Some of the Parents and Teachers on Hunger Strike
Russian parents and teachers went on hunger strike for a week to prevent their schools from being closed
July 07 2010 | General |
Kenyan Teachers to Strike as MP’s Vote to Raise their Own Pay
Kenyan Teachers on Strike Last Year
Teachers in Kenya are threatening strike action if the government does not pay them a long overdue pay rise and employ thousands more teachers
July 06 2010 | General |