Author: Martina

Climate and Education : When Heat Waves Worsen Inequalities

Like those preceding it, the year 2024 broke new records in the ever-growing number and scale of extreme climate events around the world. Every month sees a new headline linking heat waves, children’s health, and learning. We decided to group them together here in order to highlight the dual relationship between access to education and […]

The War on Education

View as pdf Education is one of the most lasting casualties of wars, genocides, and invasions. Not only are schools and educational structures targeted and destroyed, but the escalation of violence puts students, teachers, school staff and the collective learning process at risk. A reality that has long been evident in territories riven by violence […]

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Sept 2024 – Dec 2025

What does the new European Agenda mean for education?

In June 2024, the European Council enacted its Strategic Orientations for 2024-2029, which as described in a previous article pave the way for EU legislation for the next 5 years. Presenting three key objectives for the EU (A free and democratic Europe; A strong and secure Europe; A prosperous and competitive Europe), these guidelines fall short […]

A simplified look at the results

From the 6th to the 9th of June 2024, Europeans went to the polls to elect their new representatives. In total, 185 million votes were casted in 27 counties, out of 359 million eligible voters, for the 10th EU Parliament elections since the first elections of 1979. While life doesn’t always keep us close to […]

Why are the EU elections so important?

National legislations, promoting or restricting cutting-edge education, can be highly inspired by laws passed at the EU-level. These laws are shaped by political representatives that we elect every 5 years, and so does the strategic orientation of the EU change. But what does it actually mean? And how does it work? The Institutional Triangle : […]

Democratic education in public schools: is it possible?

*This article is a translation of the original article “Educazione democratica nella scuola pubblica, si può fare?”, published in the digital newspaper Italia che Cambia and can be read here Projects with innovative didactic and pedagogical proposals, focused on the enhancement of talents, practical skills, and contact with the natural world, are increasingly common. However, […]