Puerto Rican Austerity Measures Target Public Education

Public education in Puerto Rico will be reeling under the harsh austerity measures adopted by the island's government. Even though per capita spending on education is 20% less than in the continental U.S., mass layoffs of teachers and closing of schools is being contemplated. If this occurs, it will increase the gap between private and public education. However, mass protests can be expected against such measures. teleSUR interviews San Francisco-based Puerto Rican educator David Diaz Muñoz.