Fed up with cut pensions and frozen pay, teachers in Puerto Rico quit by the thousands and flood the streets

By Adarsh Bhat

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ⏤ After years of wrangling to no effect, teachers in Puerto Rico have begun mass walk-outs to protest the government’s decision to freeze their pensions and cut their pay. The result is an unstable education system that begs for a resolution. We joined a protest in Old San Juan to listen to what teachers had to say.