Archive for April, 2010

Kashmir Teachers in Prolonged Strike

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 Government Employees’ Demonstration in Jammu

Teachers in Jammu and Kashmir are on the ninth day of a strike with other government employees

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April 12 2010 | General | No Comments »

Leading Indian Educationist Speaks Out Against Foreign Interference

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 Children Working in a Brick Factory in India

An Indian academic has roundly attacked foreign donors and the World Bank for damaging  education in India

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April 12 2010 | General | No Comments »

Australian Teachers to Boycott National Tests

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 An AEU Campaign Poster

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has voted to boycott national tests

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April 12 2010 | General | No Comments »

Swazi Teachers to Strike

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 A School Room in Swaziland

Yet another country in the Global South has joined the list of those which owe back pay to their teachers

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April 07 2010 | General | No Comments »

UK Teachers Vote for Action

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Delegates at the NUT conference 

In its conference this week the largest UK teaching union the National Union of Teachers (NUT) voted to take strike action if the next government attempts to impose massive spening cuts

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April 07 2010 | General | No Comments »

Brazilian Teachers Attacked by Police

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 Teachers’ Demonstration in Sao Paulo

Teachers in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil have been on strike since March 8th and in a huge demonstration last Friday they were attacked by the police

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April 01 2010 | General | No Comments »

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