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GOVERNMENT REQUIRES NEW SKILLS TEST FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING TO TEACH IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; INITIAL RESULTS NOT ENCOURAGING.

Publication: SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico
Publication Date: 16-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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The Mexican government found itself in the midst of a mild scandal after the Secretaria de Educacion Publica (SEP) revealed that seven of 10 candidates who applied for new openings for teachers in Mexican public schools did not obtain an acceptable score on a test on basic skills and knowledge about education. The test, the Examen Nacional de Conocimientos y Habilidades Docentes, was administered in its current form for the first time this year, thanks to an agreement between President Felipe Calderon's administration and the teachers union (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educacion (SNTE). Some observers say the exam results reveal longstanding flaws in the Mexican education system, in which the SNTE has had a disproportionate influence on the selection of educators to fill...

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