Correa's curriculum

摘要

As in Venezuela, education reforms in Ecuador, promoted by its left-wing president, Rafael Correa, have led to protests and tear-gas on the streets. The teachers' union and the students' federation, both linked to a Maoist opposition party, are furious at proposals to sack bad teachers and make schools and universities account better for the $2.3 billion or so a year the government spends on them.