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NEA Working Around the World

Global Education Summit
For NEA Leaders and Partners

June 29, Capital Hilton Hotel
Washington, D.C.

Broadening Global Horizons During Times of Narrowing Curriculum

Leaders from NEA, NGOs, and corporate partners will meet June 29 to add the essential voice of educators to global education policy and practice in U.S. public schools. The summit will feature keynote speakers Vivien Stewart of the Asia Society and Fernando Reimers from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Presentations will examine:

Policies that raise students' international knowledge and competencies
Promising practices that support global learning in the classroom
Preparing students for the global environment

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Child Labour is the focus of the June/July issue of EI's Worlds of Education.

US Students Lag in Global Study
Finland's 15-year-olds earned the No. 1 spot on the Programme for International Student Assessment, followed by their counterparts in Hong Kong and Canada.

Results of the 2007 OECD Education at a Glance Report are available. This comparative report from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development shows data on education spending, student performance, and education's impact on adult earning potential for 30 member countries.

Get the news from Education International's 5th World Congress in Berlin, July 22-26.

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Graphic: Earth The educational and social priorities that ensure teacher quality and promote student achievement are not limited to the United States—they're global concerns. That's why NEA's Office of International Relations monitors and works with the United Nations, intergovernmental agencies, and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on issues that affect teaching and learning.

June 12—World Day Against Child Labor
It is the responsibility of education unions and governments to combat child labor through ensuring access to a quality education for all children. Find out more.

Education International

The most important role of the International Relations Office is to represent NEA on the world's education stage as a member of Education International (EI). This keeps NEA and its members connected to more than 348 education unions from 169 countries and territories. EI promotes every child's right to a quality public education and advocates for human and trade union rights within the profession.

NEA was a founding member of EI, which was created in 1993 after a merger of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP) and the International Federation of Free Teachers Unions (IFFTU). EI is the world's largest international trade secretariat.

Every four years, educators gather at the World Congress to discuss common education and union topics—from curriculum to the status of higher education personnel.

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NEA Working Around the World

June 29, Capital Hilton Hotel Washington, D.C.

Presentations will examine:

Policies that raise students' international knowledge and competencies

Promising practices that support global learning in the classroom

Preparing students for the global environment