2011 Colombian student protests
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The 2011 Colombian student protests in an ongoing student protest movement in Colombia
. The protest begun as a reaction against a planned reform on the education system in Colombia
. On November 16th the reform project was withdrawn from the parliament of Colombia something student leaders called a victory for the movement.
Student leader Jairo Rivera have claimed that Colombian education is drifting toward "the Chilean model
" something he warned against and sayd that "the Chilean model is the one to not follow".
2011 Colombian student protest and 2011 Chilean student protests
leaders have announced a joint bi-national student protest for November 24 of 2011. Chilean newspaper The Clinic
have pointed out that these two student protests have in common that they broke out in the only two South American countries ruled by right-wing presidents.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. The protest begun as a reaction against a planned reform on the education system in Colombia
Education in Colombia
Education in Colombia includes nursery school, elementary school, high school, technical instruction and university education. A typical colombian studies 11 years and attempts to complete the secondary level of education.- History :...
. On November 16th the reform project was withdrawn from the parliament of Colombia something student leaders called a victory for the movement.
Student leader Jairo Rivera have claimed that Colombian education is drifting toward "the Chilean model
Education in Chile
Education in Chile is divided in preschool, primary school, secondary school, and technical or higher education .- Levels of education :The levels of education in Chile are:...
" something he warned against and sayd that "the Chilean model is the one to not follow".
2011 Colombian student protest and 2011 Chilean student protests
2011 Chilean protests
The 2011 Chilean protests,Chilean Winter or Chilean Education Conflict are a series of ongoing student-led protests across Chile, demanding a new framework for education in Chile, including more direct state participation in secondary education and an end to the existence of profit...
leaders have announced a joint bi-national student protest for November 24 of 2011. Chilean newspaper The Clinic
The Clinic
The Clinic is a Chilean satirical/investigative newspaper founded by Patricio Fernández Chadwick in November 1998. The name was inspired by Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's October 1998 arrest in Britain at The London Clinic, which bears the name The Clinic on its façade...
have pointed out that these two student protests have in common that they broke out in the only two South American countries ruled by right-wing presidents.