The education reform, which was partially introduced in 2014, included a constitutional change to create an autonomous teacher assessment body, the National Education Evaluation Institute. However, those in opposition to the reforms say the national body should not be applying a one-rule-fits-all approach.
der the CNTE have been demanding the repeal of Mexico’s Education Reform Law which introduced teacher evaluation tests, against which professionals are strongly opposed. The government said they would not negotiate until teachers go back to class.
New marches have been called for Sunday in front of the Juarez Hemicycle to demand justice regarding repression of teachers by the federal police in the city of Oaxaca in June 2006. President Enrique Peña Nieto’s government approved a bill introducing teacher evaluations, which striking professors have rejected and marched against throughout last week. They say the new evaluation system aims to facilitate layoffs and is detrimental to good working conditions. Under the new systems, teachers would be evaluated to determine if they can remain in the education system and if they can apply for different posts or demand salary increases.
The education reform, which was partially introduced in 2014, included a constitutional change to create an autonomous teacher assessment body, the National Education Evaluation Institute. However, those in opposition to the reforms say the national body should not be applying a one-rule-fits-all approach.
President Enrique Pena Nieto came under heavy fire after the Education Ministry said on May 29 that its timetable for teacher evaluations, a cornerstone of the government´s shake-up of the education system, had been suspended indefinitely.
The move followed weeks of violent protests by dissident teachers´ unions, which had threatened to sabotage the elections, fearing the education reform would undermine their power.
