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Teachers in Mexico on a riot on Wednesday. They are angry at changes to their jobs by the government. Hundreds of angry teachers the offices of political parties in Mexico's south-western Guerrero state. They windows, fire to offices and graffiti on the walls. Thousands more rioters who are angry with the government the teachers in the streets. The state governor hundreds of police officers to the local government building. The police could not the violence, so mayor Mario Moreno for government support to the situation. He told a local TV news station: "We do not have the ability to a mob of 4,000 or 5,000 people."

The teachers are angry at changes that would power away from their unions. Mexico's government wants more control over the quality of teachers and who a teacher. Teaching unions currently the quality of education in schools. The government to do this instead, to sure all schools have similar standards. They want teachers to tests to get jobs or promoted. The government also wants to the policy of buying and selling teaching jobs. Some teachers in Mexico their position to a relative when they retire or . The biggest teaching unions are that many teachers will lose their jobs. They also that the government wants to every school.

 


 
 

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