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Modern School Donating Member (558 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-09-11 10:43 PM
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SOS on Steroids: 100,000 March to Defend Public Education in Chile
From Education Notes Online:

UPDATE:
Aug. 9, 2011 100,000 took to the streets today to protest the Government Palace (La Moneda) in
Santiago, Chile to demand free quality public education.
Angel Gonzalez

Angel Gonzalez reports:


Support the struggle for public schooling in Chile:

Sun. Aug. 7 more than 60,000 students, parents, community and teachers marched to demand quality free public education, an end to profiteering, regulation of the privatized system and democracy for all institutions.

To read the entire piece, please go to: http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/60000-march-to-defend-public-education.html


Keep in mind, the 100k today was just the tip of the iceberg. The teachers and students in Chile have been demonstrating for weeks and facing tear gas, police batons and water cannons. Many students are also in the midst of a hunger strike.

Modern School
http://modeducation.blogspot.com/
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