Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
As teachers, we have a duty to safeguard the children in our care – not put them at risk of Covid-19
Education unions must continue to put pressure on the government to keep schools shut until they meet the ‘five tests’ for safety, says ROBERT POOLE
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Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
The money tap to anti-Cuban agitators will never be shut off under Trump
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
WITHIN an hour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson making his announcement on Sunday night, nearly 50,000 teachers responded to a survey by the National Education Union with a resounding No to the government’s plans to reopen schools.
A staggering 85 per cent of members said that they disagreed with the plans to restart lessons for reception, year one and year six from June 1.
Parents have also taken to social media to question how schools might stop the spread of Covid-19 when they struggle to stop the spread of nits. How can you enforce social distancing with a five-year-old?
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