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EIS’s battle goes on
Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
AS JOHN SWINNEY addressed the annual congress of the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association on Thursday, he was no doubt relieved that a bitter pay dispute between ministers and the teaching profession was over.
True, the SSTA had accepted an earlier pay offer than the significant settlement the Education Institute of Scotland fought on for — but the initial unity of the teaching unions made for key leverage in the fight.
Swinney, who holds the education brief as well as being deputy first minister, reportedly spoke of the government working in a spirit of “collaboration and empowerment.”
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