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September 6, 2013

Mexico: Teachers Block Airport Access to Protest Education Overhaul 
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In Mexico City, protesting teachers blocked access to the airport for
the second time in three weeks Thursday to protest an education overhaul
backed by President Enrique Peña Nieto. The Mexican Senate passed a
measure Wednesday to base teacher hiring and promotions on standardized
evaluations. For weeks, tens of thousands of teachers have occupied the
main square in Mexico City to defend their labor rights and demand
changes that meet the needs of rural students.

 

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