2013年8月23日星期五

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Protesting Mexican teachers stir trouble for government reforms

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 04:27 PM PDT

Hundreds of striking teachers block the main access to the Benito Juarez international airport in Mexico CityBy Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Schoolteachers in Mexico City staging disruptive protests against education reform have fired a warning shot at President Enrique Pena Nieto's government as it prepares to push an ambitious economic agenda through Congress. On Friday, thousands of teachers held up traffic bound for Mexico's main international airport a day after federal lawmakers were forced to meet in a convention center next to a race course when the demonstrators blocked access to Congress. ...


Striking teachers block access to Mexico City airport

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 02:53 PM PDT

Passengers walk to Mexico City's international airport as teachers block access highways to protest education reformThousands of teachers blocked road access to Mexico City's international airport on Friday, snarling traffic in the megalopolis to protest education reform.


Mexico City paralyzed by teachers' protests

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 02:44 PM PDT

Mexico City paralyzed by teachers' protestsThousands of striking teachers strangled traffic and blocked access to Mexico City's international airport on Friday, flexing their muscles in a bid to block educational reforms intended to introduce teacher ...


Smart Spending: Finding deals for college students

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 10:45 AM PDT

That plastic college ID card is worth more than you think. Flashing the card at stores and restaurants can get you major savings. But many of the deals are not advertised, so it never hurts to ask. Clothing ...

Striking teachers make their presence felt in Mexico City

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 10:25 AM PDT

Mexico City's government offices, housed in a colonial palace, look onto the sprawling Zocalo plaza – one of the world's largest public squares. But this week the plaza has all but disappeared under a tent city constructed by a striking teachers' union.

Philadelphia teachers protest pay cut demands

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 07:06 AM PDT

Hundreds of parents and teachers of the cash-strapped Philadelphia school district protest in front of the school district's headquarters in PhiladelphiaBy Hilary Russ PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of teachers in Philadelphia voiced their outrage on Thursday at proposed pay and benefit cuts as public school officials demanded $133 million in concessions from employees because of a financial crisis. With the teachers' labor contract due to expire on August 31 and school set to start about a week after that, the district and union leaders are still far apart on terms, according to George Jackson, spokesman for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. ...


Obama calls for cost-conscious college ratings

Posted: 23 Aug 2013 03:59 AM PDT

Obama calls for cost-conscious college ratingsTargeting the soaring cost of higher education, President Barack Obama on Thursday unveiled a broad new government rating system for colleges that would judge schools on their affordability and perhaps ...


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