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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2015 • View this email in your browser

‘We will never accept reform’ When the federal education secretariat said it will be looking for the means to apply education reform in Oaxaca, it didn’t take long for teachers of the dissident CNTE union to reply: we won’t allow it. More blockades can be expected. FULL STORY

Have a friend who might enjoy reading Mexico news in English? Simply click on the button and forward this email. Forward Candidate's hubby a jailed ex-mayor The national council of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) has the edge on its state-level officials in Michoacán when it comes to recognizing bad optics. FULL STORY Parts makers see opportunities As Mexico’s automotive manufacturing star has risen, so has Canada’s fallen. But Canadian auto parts manufacturers are undeterred, judging by their participation in a convention in Querétaro. FULL STORY Pope ruffles some feathers Mexicanization is not a word you hear very often but when you do it’s not necessarily a reflection of something good. FULL STORY Not a subscriber? Sign up here. Union’s textbooks replace official ones in Michoacán Textbooks supplied by the federal Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) are being removed from schools in Michoacán and replaced by books produced and printed by the teachers’ union. FULL STORY Are good teachers born or made? Do you believe that some people are born teachers? Many do. They subscribe to one of two basic mindsets described in a new book, writes education columnist Eric Spindler. FULL STORY PRI leads new poll but support has dropped The governing Institutional Revolutionary Party is leading in the latest poll regarding the election of federal deputies. But its support has plummeted since a similar poll last November, putting it four points ahead of the PAN. FULL STORY Facebook Twitter Mexican director wins at Oscars Mexico scored well in the Academy Awards when the film Birdman picked up four awards, including best picture. For Mexicans, the bigger news might have been the director's political comment. FULL STORY Poppy cultivation grows with demand The only publicly available statistic that gives some indication of opium poppy production is that which reveals how many hectares were discovered and destroyed. And it's quite a lot. FULL STORY Politics possible motive in killing One man is in custody after another killing with political overtones, this time in San Luis Potosí. FULL STORY Two luxury resorts are planned near PV Two luxury resort developments have been announced for the Pacific coast on either side of Puerto Vallarta. FULL STORY