Santiago, Sep 5 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of students marched here Thursday to demand an end to the educational system inherited from late dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet as Chile prepares to mark the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought him to power. ...

by OrsanSenalp An email from comrade OWSZapatista follows and attached is the last communiqes from SupMarcos… The Zapatistas invite 1.500 activists from all over the world to a ‘Little School of Liberty’ in Chiapas to learn from their experiment with autonomy. It was 10 years ago, on January 1, 2003, when — having exhausted the road of dialogue with the government as well the one of a “big R” Revolution tha ...

The protesters in Mexico's Guerrero state attacked the offices of four political parties and a building of the state's education department after legislators approved controversial education reforms. Thousands of teachers have rioted in southern Mexico in protest at education reforms, setting alight the ruling party's local headquarters. Plumes of black smoke billowed from the offices of the Institutional R ...

Over the last 1.5 years, the VU University Amsterdam has been embroiled in a battle against severe budgetary cuts. The university board (consisting of three members, one of whom is the former CEO of a port company and another, the former CEO of a bank), has launched a reorganization program that includes budget cuts of €33 million. This reorganization will result in 500-600 layoffs (a reduction of 350 full- ...

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean students are staging nationwide demonstrations demanding free education. Riot police are patrolling the streets of Santiago and many shopkeepers are shutting their doors, fearing looting ahead of Thursday's protest. ...

Trade School is an alternative, self-organized school that runs on barter. It works like this: 1) Teachers propose classes and ask for barter items from students. For example, if you teach a class about making butter, you might ask students to bring heavy cream, jars, bread, music tips, clothes, vegetables, or help with something like finding an apartment. 2) Students sign up for classes by agreeing to brin ...

Currently, the Greek ministry of education is unfolding its plans for the reform of education. In accordance with the harsh austerity policies that are agreed with the Troika (EU, ECB, IMF) thousands of teachers and administrative employees will be fired, while hundreds of schools will shut down. At the same time, the ministry is imposing a new system of evaluation for education at all levels. The principle ...

One of Quebec's three biggest student groups is championing the idea of free university education, now that tuition hikes are officially off the table. Several hundred people supporting that cause took part in a rally and march on Saturday in Montreal — a regular occurrence on the 22nd of each month since the start of the Quebec student crisis in the winter. The march started in Park Lafontaine and headed d ...

  Chicago teachers end strike, school to resume Wednesday (Reuters) - Chicago public school teachers voted on Tuesday to end their strike and resume classes in the third-largest U.S. school district, ending a confrontation with Mayor Rahm Emanuel that focused national attention on struggling urban schools. Some 800 union delegates representing the 29,000 teachers and support staff in Chicago Public Sch ...

Students and their supporters throughout the Canadian province of Quebec are celebrating the ousting of Liberal Premier Jean Charest, the promise of the withdrawal of Bill 78 and most importantly the freeze in tuition fees. This victory comes after six months of student strike involving more than 190 000 students. Quebec students who already paid the lowest tuition fees across North America were faced with ...