Perazza 2011a

Perazza, Roxana. 2011a. Relaciones de consenso y cooperación. El caso argentino. Desafíos desde la política pública. El Cotidiano, Julio-Agosto, 121-126.

• since 2003 government-teacher union relations have been really important in decisions around education (121)
• Governments in Latin America need to improve and expand education systems (122)
•  state is retaking its role as important garantor of education rights of its citizens (122)
• the state has had many responses to teachers unions, sometimes it ignores them, somtimes it works with them
• one big reason why unions have been included in negotiations over education policy is because teachers unions have gotten into politics
• but education reforms also produce tensions in teh relationship between government adn unions
• teacher careers, training, and promotion has been a place where governments have attempted to confront teachers unions
• but despite this, it is important to note that some of the things that need reofrming would actually be good for teachers, like (123)
• less ridigity in what is taught
• new demands are being made of teachers, especially given the massive influx of students
• reforms could be made that respect labor rights and actually allow teachers to have access to professional improvement
• ANALYSIS: reforms aren't bad in themselves, but seem to be resisted by teachers unions because they can be double-edged
• the post dictatorship period in argentina until 2003 was all about cuts for teachers (123)
• marcha blanca in 1988 and and carpa blanca in 1997, fought Menem (123-124)
• in 2003 everthign changed, and the president made laws that made the teachers happy (124)
• now national and provincial governments get together and talk with teachers when there are problems
• BUT teacher protest and strikes continued in a few places, some provinces had to borrow money from teh central government to pay teacher salaries (124)
• but though Argentina has started to rely on consensus with teachers, many of the old problems of education still exist (124-125)
• yet strikes still occur... (125)
• and unions in governmetn face an intersting tadeoff that can rsult in radicalization of the base
•  also inequality complicates everything, and improved education policy isn't the answer, needs to be coupled with better economic and social policy (126
• governments should try to bild consensus with teacehrs unions and give restitution if some of their historical demands are not met (26)
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