Teacher trade unions in Europe and the United States call on President Obama and President of the European Commission Barroso to safeguard quality education in TTIP
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A common letter by Education International, ETUCE, AFT and NEA calls on US President Obama and President of the European Commission Barroso to safeguard quality education in TTIP. The letter raises the common concerns that the inclusion of "private" adult learning and "other education services" into the scope of the TTIP agreement poses potentially serious risks for educational policy, for public schools and other educational institutions, and for teachers, students and communities in both the EU and the US.
Furthermore, the common message stresses that countries need to maintain the authority to appropriately provide for public goods like education and consequently the teachers unions are greatly concerned that the inclusion of education services in the TTIP negotiations will undermine the democratic decision making.