Tag: Chile free education

• Monday, December 28th 2015 - 08:28 UTC

  Chile approves free university education for 200.000 students, one of Bachelet's campaign promise

  

  Chile’s Congress has approved a law granting free university education to many of the country’s students. The law was approved by both houses of the legislature last week before Christmas. The measure is a pillar of President Michelle Bachelet’s reform promises and is expected to aid about 200,000 students at state universities.

• Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 17:28 UTC

  Chilean students warn presidential candidates education reform is pending

  

  In an anticipation of what is waiting for whoever wins next month’s presidential election in Chile, thousands of students again took to the streets to demand education reform as they have been doing for several years now.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2013 - 19:24 UTC

  Bachelet pledges mining reforms, including royalties, to help finance programs

  

  Chile's presidential frontrunner Michelle Bachelet says she is studying possible changes to mining policy in the world's top copper producing country. The possible changes include altering mining royalties and funding programs for state-owned mining company Codelco.

• Saturday, July 13th 2013 - 15:49 UTC

  Chilean charismatic former student leader runs for Congress with the Communist party

  

  The charismatic leader of Chilean students’ massive protests for free and accessible education, Camila Vallejo launched this week her bid for Congress at the coming general elections next November with the Communist party.

• Friday, July 12th 2013 - 19:29 UTC

  Chilean national strike in demand for improved labor conditions and free education

  

  Protesters disrupted traffic in the Chilean capital and blocked access to mining operations Thursday as part of a national strike called by the country's main labor federation.

• Friday, April 12th 2013 - 06:15 UTC

  Students take to the streets of Santiago to demand education reform

  

  Chile’s student movement on Thursday offered another demonstration of its clout, bringing tens of thousands onto the streets of the capital Santiago to demand the overhaul of an educational model that dates from the Pinochet dictatorship.