Official teachers announce a strike in their bid to prioritize public education

Until now, the Colombian Federation of Educators (Fecode) has been a faithful ally of the Government of Gustavo Petro. Not even the flaws in the new health model for official teachers, implemented on May 1, led to a frontal confrontation. But the modifications to the education reform that the Executive negotiated last week with the opposition have overwhelmed the patience of its more than 300,000 members. The tension is evident. “It was behind o…