Teachers in Chile End a Three-day Strike, Call for Meaningful Education Reform

Wed, 06/18/2008 - 13:44
  • Artist: Jorge Garretón
  • Length: 5:32 minutes (5.07 MB)
  • Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

Teachers in Chile on Wednesday ended a three-day strike in opposition to an education reform bill currently being debated in Congress.  The teachers argue the General Education Law does nothing to protect public education and will hurt low income students. The President of Chile's Teachers Association estimates that 15-thousand teachers and students marched in solidarity.

From Santiago FSRN's Jorge Garretón explains.

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