Schools on the Border: Mexico Students Struggle Amid Teacher Strike Adam Raney - Al Jazeera | |
go to original May 13, 2013 |
Many parents living near US border are forced to homeschool children amid anger at lack of government funding. Al Jazeera's Adam Raney reports from Tijuana. (AlJazeeraEnglish)
A massive strike by teachers against education reforms along Mexico's border with the US has forced many parents in the area to homeschool their children.
Teacher strikes are common in Mexico and the president has pushed through reforms in the hope of addressing some of the ingrained problems with the system in the face of growing resistance from some teacher unions.
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