Tag: Gabriel Boric

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 09:36 UTC

  Facing students’ challenge, Piñera presents record spending budget on education

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñra unveiled an education-heavy 2013 budget bill on Sunday, as he seeks to improve the conservatives’ credentials before municipal elections in October and next year's presidential election.

• Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 06:24 UTC

  Protesting Chilean students occupy main Santiago university despite arrests

  

  Following over a hundred arrests made on Thursday and clashes with police, students in Santiago occupied on Friday the central building of the University of Chile, the country’s most important higher education facility, as the demands to the government over education reform ensue.