On Monday, Mexican school teachers representing the La CNTE (the National Coordinating Committee of Education Workers) movement held demonstrations in Mexico City as well as several states across the country to protest an education reform law the Mexican government passed five years ago. The legislation has led to growing privatization and widespread school closings. La CNTE is pushing its own education reform plan that calls for greater emphasis on math and logic, opening community libraries, and reviving traditional wisdom by teaching about medicinal plants in schools. The teacher’s movement is continuing the fight despite some grave risks. In 2016 at least 8 people were killed and more than 100 wounded at a teacher’s protest in the small town of Nochixlan.
See "Mexican Teachers Continue Fight against Government's 'Education Reforms'", Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes, February 16, 2018