Thousands of Teachers Protest in Mexico on Education Reform
KABUL: (Middle East Press) Thousands of Mexican teachers have held a demonstration against a crucial part of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s education reform in the country.
On Wednesday, the protesters marched toward the capital’s Revolution Monument, where the demonstrators set up tents.
“We want the government to deliver on its promises and we aren’t going to stop until they at least agree to negotiate. Free education is vital to a country’s development and must be a right for all,” Julian Mendez, a protesting teacher, told Press TV.
The demonstration was organized by the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación (CNTE), the country’s largest teachers’ union.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced Monday that controversial teacher evaluations will move forward as planned, despite widespread opposition from the CNTE the country’s largest teachers union.
“The teacher evaluation process will go ahead; it is neither postponed, nor deferred, nor cancelled. Let there be no confusion, this government will implement its structural reforms,” Peña Nieto said Tuesday.
