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| Mexico's Pena Nieto enacts major education reform | Mexico's Pena Nieto enacts major education reform |
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| Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has passed into law a major shake-up of the education system. | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has passed into law a major shake-up of the education system. |
| For the first time Mexico will have an independent body to oversee teaching and the curriculum, and teachers and schools will now be assessed. | For the first time Mexico will have an independent body to oversee teaching and the curriculum, and teachers and schools will now be assessed. |
| The move comes amid a nationwide teacher's strike. The main union fears it could lead to massive lay-offs. | The move comes amid a nationwide teacher's strike. The main union fears it could lead to massive lay-offs. |
| Others fear the changes could signal the start of the privatisation of education in Mexico. | Others fear the changes could signal the start of the privatisation of education in Mexico. |
| But Mr Pena Nieto said the reform was meant to maintain the free and secular nature of education. | But Mr Pena Nieto said the reform was meant to maintain the free and secular nature of education. |
| Teacher 'census' | Teacher 'census' |
| The reforms were agreed by the major political parties and approved at the start of the month. | The reforms were agreed by the major political parties and approved at the start of the month. |
| The law gives more powers and independence to the National Education Institute in an attempt to unify many different curricula and approaches. | The law gives more powers and independence to the National Education Institute in an attempt to unify many different curricula and approaches. |
| It also foresees a centralised admission process for teachers, and makes provision for a census to find out the number of schools and teachers in Mexico. | It also foresees a centralised admission process for teachers, and makes provision for a census to find out the number of schools and teachers in Mexico. |
| Correspondents say the main teaching union has previously controlled access to the profession, with jobs even being inherited or traded. |