the second chili education minister steps down due to students protests
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's student protest movement claimed its second education minister on Thursday as Felipe Bulnesstepped down, citing personal reasons, and conservative President Sebastian Pinera named a replacement.
He took over from Joaquin Lavin in July, two months after protests began closing hundreds of schools and led to sometimes violent clashes with police.
The student protests have succeeded in getting the government to increase scholarships and lower interest rates on student loans. But Pinera's government has refused to consider the deep reforms, including the elimination of for-profit universities and free tuition, that protesters had demanded.
Sources:
Yahoo! News
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's student protest movement claimed its second education minister on Thursday as Felipe Bulnesstepped down, citing personal reasons, and conservative President Sebastian Pinera named a replacement.
He took over from Joaquin Lavin in July, two months after protests began closing hundreds of schools and led to sometimes violent clashes with police.
The student protests have succeeded in getting the government to increase scholarships and lower interest rates on student loans. But Pinera's government has refused to consider the deep reforms, including the elimination of for-profit universities and free tuition, that protesters had demanded.
Sources:
Yahoo! News
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