Tag: education reform

• Saturday, October 1st 2011 - 05:46 UTC

  Piñera promises 7.2% of GDP for education trying to calm protesting students

  

  The Chilean government proposed a 5% increase in public spending and a 7.2% gain in education outlays next year as it tries to end four months of protests that have seen a quarter of a million students miss classes and weekly battles with the police.

• Saturday, September 10th 2011 - 06:41 UTC

  “Politics in my country needs major reform” say 82% of Chilean 20 to 29 youth

  

  Impassioned youth across Chile have taken to the streets by the hundreds of thousands this year to demand radical education reform. Yet four months in, the students are no longer just talking about education costs and access.

• Friday, July 8th 2011 - 01:16 UTC

  Chilean president record disapproval on undelivered promise of education reform

  

  In the aftermath of the rescue of the 33 miners trapped in the San José Mine outside Copiapó, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera’s approval rating hit its highest mark in his short term as the Andean nation’s leader at 63%.