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Chilean Students Return to Protest Current Education Model
April 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chile's student movement on Thursday offered another demonstration of its clout, bringing tens of thousands onto the streets of the capital to demand the overhaul of an educational model that dates from the Pinochet dictatorship. continue reading »
Mexican Students Protest Labor Law, Seize 33 Vehicles Including Coca-Cola Truck
October 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Students in the western state of Michoacan seized 15 buses and 18 delivery trucks belonging to firms such as Coca-Cola and baking giant Bimbo as part of protests against a proposed overhaul of Mexican labor law. continue reading »
Thousands of Students Take to the Streets of Mexico City on Anniversary of 1968 Massacre
October 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Mexico's capital to mark the passage of 44 years since the October 1968 massacre of student protesters, an anniversary that took on new significance this year with the re-emergence of young people as a force in public life. continue reading »
Police Arrest 140 at Student Protests in Chile
August 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Protests by thousands of striking high school students demanding better public education resulted in at least 140 arrests, left 18 riot police injured and caused damage to public and private property, the government of the Santiago metropolitan region and Chile's Carabineros militarized police force said. continue reading »
Police, Protesters Clash at March for Underfunded Education System in Chile
August 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A march in Santiago Wednesday by high school students demanding improvements to Chile's underfunded public education system ended with three buses set ablaze and dozens arrested. continue reading »
Students Demand Free Education, Protest For-profit Schools in Chile
June 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Thousands of college and high school students took to the streets of Chile's capital on Thursday to protest the existence of schools run as for-profit enterprises and renew demands for free, quality public education. continue reading »
