Joyce Hackel

Joyce Hackel

Joyce Hackel is a producer at The World.

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Mexicans Applaud Arrest of Union Boss Known As ‘The Teacher’

February 28, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment
Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico's teacher's union,after her arrest in Mexico City. (Photo: Federal Judicial Council of Mexico/Reuters)

Elba Esther Gordillo, leader of Mexico's teacher's union,after her arrest in Mexico City. (Photo: Federal Judicial Council of Mexico/Reuters)

Mexicans are wondering what the arrest of teacher’s union leader Elba Esther Gordillo will mean for reform of the country’s corruption-riddled educational system.

Reporter Franc Contreras tells anchor Marco Werman many Mexicans are calling for an end to rules that allow teacher tenure to be bought, sold and passed down from one generation to the next.

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