Schools should be places of joy, safety, and learning—never military targets. Today I am thinking of the scores of children, families, teachers, and unionists whose lives have been lost or upended. We at NEA are in solidarity with members of @eduinternational.bsky.social in calls for peace in Iran.

Solidarity with the teachers and students of Minneapolis and across the US as they say #ICEOUT and rise up to defend their democracy and communities. We are with you! ✊

This is a bad move away from peace. The Israeli Cabinet voted to destroy the Oslo Process by extending Israeli law into the West Bank. Israel’s right-wing government is allowing the settlement project to destroy the dream of Israel alongside the dream of Palestine. apnews.com/article/west...

We strongly condemns the blocking of a high-level EI leaders’ delegation to Palestine led by @daveswords.bsky.social GS @eduinternational.bsky.social Attempts to silence education voices will only strengthen our resolve to defend academic freedom, trade union rights, and the right to ed4all.

🗨️ While drugs can cure Hansen’s disease, they alone cannot erase the social stigma and discrimination. This year’s Global Appeal highlights the transformative power of education to change attitudes, challenge stigma, and foster inclusive societies. - @daveswords.bsky.social

We condemn the dangerous Trump move to undermine international organisations that foster global collaboration. 🗨️ We refuse to back down from our commitment to universal human rights, accountability, and a just future for our planet- @neapresident.bsky.social @neatoday.bsky.social eiie.io/3NhDyUm

Sending our condolences and solidarity.

✔️ The teacher-student relationship is at the 💙 of education and our common heritage. ✔️ Technology must adapt to education. ✔️ Teachers must lead the way. Great conversation with partners on #AI in education! #HumanCentredAI @daveswords.bsky.social @unesco.org @unicef.org @oecd-ocde.bsky.social#AI

Hurricane Melissa has had a terrible impact on the education sector in Jamaica: ❗Thousands of students don't have access to education ❗Many teachers have lost their homes 📢 Let's stand with our colleagues from the Jamaica Teachers’ Association! ➡️ https://eiie.io/4rspd7p

L’Internationale de l’Éducation soutient le Syndicat des travailleur·euse·s de l'Éducation et de la Science d'Ukraine qui défend les droits des enseignant·e·s. 🛑 Contre toute législation restreignant les droits des enseignant·e·s 📢 Respect des normes du travail #НІ_звуженню_прав #ТАК_три_мінімальні

✊🏾 Education unionists across Asia Pacific are joining forces to defend #AcademicFreedom and #Democracy in their region and around the world. @daveswords.bsky.social addressed unionists coming together at the @eduintap.bsky.social conference 👇🏾

A very powerful #WorldTeachersDay from Palestine, where teachers are working with 50% pay in solidarity with their community. Education International was there representing our solidarity and commitment to our colleagues, to education, to peace. First hand account from @daveswords.bsky.social ⬇️

🗨️The hardships they endure working with such dignity and commitment under occupation are a lesson for us all. I wanted to honor them and those we have lost in Gaza, but no words suffice for such a massive failure of humanity. Sometimes we just have to show up for each other. @daveswords.bsky.social

🗨️ I’m sure I will be processing this experience for a very long time, but already I know that I am forever changed and humbled by the privilege to be here amongst the brave, caring, generous, and resilient people of Palestine." @daveswords.bsky.social #WorldTeachersDay

Breaking: At #PACTED2025, Education International proposes an African Summit on the Teaching Profession. 🗨️ The mechanism of social dialogue must be institutionalized across Africa to translate the wisdom and insights of teachers and their unions into policy and practice. - @daveswords.bsky.social

🗨️ We would be honored to partner with the African Union for an Africa specific version of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession. - @daveswords.bsky.social at #PACTED2025

🗨️ I am proud that so many Education International Africa leaders are here to learn from you and each other. It reminds us that it is imperative that we invest in teachers in this region. - @daveswords.bsky.social at #PACTED2025

📢 El mar ha sido escenario de un crimen de guerra➡️Las personas de la Sumud Flotilla están secuestradas por defender los derechos humanos. Desde Comisiones Enseñanza exigimos su liberación inmediata y mostramos toda nuestra solidaridad con Palestina. ✊🌊 STOP GENOCIDIO🍉

🗨️ "Siempre aprendo de la gente con quien hablo en los sindicatos uruguayos, tienen una capacidad crítica y una participación democrática que es reconocida mundialmente." - @daveswords.bsky.social youtu.be/1xWJQuRNM_Y #PorLaPublica #EducaciónPública

Ready for another day of advocacy at the #AfricanUnion 🌍 We are empowered, we are ready, and we are full of hope as we bring the voice, force, and power of the teaching profession to #PACTED2025 ✊🏿✊🏾✊ @mugwena.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social

"No se puede ser educador sin asumir el trabajo como instrumento de transformación de la materia, las ideas y las relaciones” Stella Maldonado ¡FELIZ DÍA COMPAÑERAS Y COMPAÑEROS! @eduinternational.bsky.social @ctera-argentina.bsky.social

Fully agree with Jelmer’s take. A Europe that is silent about education amidst challenges that demand an educated citizenry on multiple fronts could very well lose its voice on the future. 👇

📣 We welcome the UNESCO World Summit on Teachers as a critical opportunity to address the global teacher shortage and demand real change. @daveswords.bsky.social reflects on the challenges and opportunities in the framework of the summit. 🔗 Read more here: eiie.io/4g91cwV #GoPublic

Gaza: the European Union’s legal & moral responsibility to act has never been more urgent. Along with 9 European trade union federations, we've sent this letter to @kajakallas.bsky.social calling for immediate action.

Solidarity!

"On this July 4th, the teachers, activists and unions from @eduinternational.bsky.social stand ready to extend their solidarity with you as you have done them. Solidarity is in our DNA!" —David Edwards, General Secretary of Education International #GoPublic4Solidarity buff.ly/OnQHdLG

✊🏾✊🏻✊🏾 This 4th of July, we stand with U.S. educators fighting for inclusive public schools and for democracy. From around the 🌍, you have our #solidarity. ➡️ eiie.io/4lxMLUA #GoPublic4Solidarity @neatoday.bsky.social @aft.org @neapresident.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social

Why were European education unions at #BudapestPride? We are standing up for LGBTQI+ rights, democracy and fundamental human and political rights. What happens in Hungary concerns all European citizens. @etuce.bsky.social @eduinternational.bsky.social #BudapestPride2025

Standing in Solidarity: Why I Am Participating in Budapest Pride #BudapestPride www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/etuc...

The teachers & students of Iran & Israel deserve peace, not endless war & death. Todays Israeli strikes against Evin prison, the place where the Iranian regime locks up its critics, including two French teachers, is beyond unconscionable. @eduinternational.bsky.social

‼️ Schools under attack. Immigrants targeted. Protesters detained. The Trump administration is waging war on democracy. 🇺🇸 This June 14, educators are joining nationwide marches for people over power. ✊🏽 Education International stands with you! 📢 #NoKings @aft.org @daveswords.bsky.social

This World Day against Child Labour, we reaffirm our commitment to defend the fundamental right to education for all, especially for the most vulnerable children. We will continue working to #EndChildLabour and ensure every child is in school, where they belong. #GoPublic @daveswords.bsky.social

www.bbc.com/news/live/ce... @eduinternational.bsky.social expresses our condolences and sadness for everyone affected by the shooting in #Graz. 😢

New research from ActionAid reveals the human cost of public sector cuts in Africa. ⚠️ Teachers and health workers are overworked and underpaid. ⚠️ Communities are deprived of their right to quality education and health care. ➡️ eiie.io/4msmZSF #GoPublic #FundEducation

🧶1/ Discours de @daveswords.bsky.social , Secrétaire Général de @eduinternational.bsky.social à l'ouverture du congrès de la #FENPROF. L'éducation ne change pas le monde, mais elle change celles et ceux qui vont changer le monde.

🗨️ Days after the destruction of yet another school, and two months after Israel reinstated its full siege on Gaza, we can say that education is not just under attack, it’s being erased. - @daveswords.bsky.social We denounce the destruction and suffering in Gaza! ➡️ eiie.io/4kqLkqt

Strategic workshop on @eduinternational.bsky.social Go Public Campaign/strategy in Athens with education unions leaders from Southern Europe. @julienfarges.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social @agavrielatos.bsky.social

In crisis contexts around the world, teachers support the most vulnerable children despite the overwhelming challenges. New research tells the story of teachers in South Sudan. A must read this Global Action Week for Education #GAWE2025 ➡️ eiie.io/4lInWGp 🧵⬇️

👆🏻 @agavrielatos.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social @neapresident.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @thijsroovers.bsky.social @geirrosvoll.bsky.social @gew.de @neunion.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @ahargreaves.bsky.social @eduinternational.bsky.social @etuce.bsky.social

Extremely honored that Dr. Amjad Barham, Palestine’s Minister of Education, has joined us here in Cairo to educate us on their work to keep education going at an unthinkably difficult and moment. Solidarity with him and the General Union of Palestinian Teachers. @eduinternational.bsky.social

🗨️ Despite wars, conflicts, and natural disasters, teachers do not run from crisis, they run to their students, even when they don’t get paid. - Education International's General Secretary @daveswords.bsky.social 📢 This is a terrible injustice. This must change!

Trump and Musk are attacking public education, social security, healthcare, and collective bargaining. On April 5, hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets! Join @aftunion.bsky.social members to say “Hands Off!” www.mobilize.us/handsoff/

When I saw this alert I first noticed it was April 1st and perhaps for a moment I allowed myself to hope it wasn’t true, but ineptitude and cruelty are the calling cards of this government. Not “unable”…they are “unwilling.” It all tracks.

🗨️ Trump and his sycophants are attempting to replace democracy with oligarchy. He aims to undermine workers’ rights and the right to education because he understands that resistance to his rule is born out of solidarity and critical thinking. @daveswords.bsky.social www.ei-ie.org/en/item/2965...

This, from Timothy Snyder, is definitive, on Greenland open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Stanley recently wrote about a new Department of Education directive that said teaching about systemic racism and other topics could be grounds for a civil rights violation. Stanley said this order sets the country “on a path to educational authoritarianism”.

✊🏾✊🏼✊🏿 Education unions around the 🌎 are proud to stand in #solidarity with @neatoday.bsky.social and @aftunion.bsky.social as they rise to defend their schools, rights, and democracy 🇺🇸 @neapresident.bsky.social @rweingarten.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social www.ei-ie.org/en/item/2963...

The majority of Americans don’t want the U.S. Department of Education dismantled. In places where school vouchers are on the ballot, they lose. People didn't vote for Trump's attack on education. Teachers, schools, and communities are standing up for the right to education. ✊🏾 We stand with them.

✊🏾 #Solidarity with educators across the U.S. who are rallying to defend their schools and their democracy. Education unions from all over the world will always stand together against tyrants to protect the right to education. @neatoday.bsky.social @neapresident.bsky.social @daveswords.bsky.social