Hundreds of professors and technicians from the Ministry of Education have established a vigil outside the offices of the Ministry as a protest against the announced public, competitive searches for positions within the Ministry convened by the Minerd for the selection of regional and district directors. The protestors say that such a process is against the law and violates the spirit of established, accepted procedures for job openings.
The vigil is also calling for the resignation of the minister, Andres Navarro, and was convened by the East Santo Domingo section of the Dominican Teachers Association (ADP). As a result, classes have been suspended is several areas of the country. As a sub-set of this protest, the Association of Technical Professors is also calling for the payment of overdue incentives earned through evaluations.
The teachers also are saying that Navarro wants to destroy their cooperative. Finally the teachers say that while they are in agreement with the goal of finding qualified professionals for these positions within the Ministry, they are concerned that the creation of the shortlists of three candidates may not guarantee that the most qualified candidates are selected for regional and district directors.
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Diario Libre
18 January 2018
