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In Latin America, as in other regions of the world, the expansion of education coverage has led to concern about safeguarding the quality of instruction. In particular, the selection, training, and...

Teachers have been on the front line in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly added to the already immense challenges they face in subSaharan Africa. Despite these many...

There is a learning crisis. Fifty-three per cent of children in low- and middle-income countries are in ‘learning poverty’, i.e. they cannot read and understand a simple text by the end of primary...

Teachers are the cornerstone on which we build inclusive, equitable, quality education. The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially compromised teachers’ capacity to maintain education quality due to...

Dans la lignée des réunions régionales lancées en mai et juin 2020 sur l’enseignement à distance et le retour à l’école, l’Équipe spéciale sur les enseignants (TTF) organise une nouvelle série de...

Following from the Regional Meetings initiated in May/June of 2020 on distance teaching and learning and the return to school, the Teacher Task Force, with member organisations and partners is...

Without teachers, Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable, quality education for all by 2030 will not be achieved. Since teachers act as role models for students, inclusion in...

Following from the Regional Meetings initiated in May/June of 2020 on distance teaching and learning and the return to school, the Teacher Task Force, with member organisations and partners is...

Following from the Regional Meetings initiated in May/June of 2020 on distance teaching and learning and the return to school, the Teacher Task Force, with member organisations and partners is...

Organized by UNESCO, the international community celebrates World Teachers’ Day (WTD) every year on 5 October since 1994 to commemorate the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the...

At a time when several countries are faced with shortages of qualified teachers, a new study undertaken on behalf of the European Commission looks at what Member States could do to attract the best...

This report summarizes the analysis of major issues affecting the status of teaching personnel worldwide at all levels of education by the 12th Session of the Joint ILO–UNESCO Committee of Experts on...