The eleven campuses of the University of Puerto Rico have been shut down by students who are calling for an end to the austerity measures that threaten to cripple the gem of higher education in the Caribbean region. Meanwhile, riot police gather outside the gates.
From Democracy Now:
This space explores issues in public education policy, and it advocates for a commitment to and a re-examination of the democratic purposes of schools. If there is some urgency in the message, it is due to the current reform efforts that are based on a radical re-invention of education, now spearheaded by a psychometric blitzkrieg of "metastasizing testing" aimed at dismantling a public education system that took almost 200 years to build. JH August, 2005
Friday, May 21, 2010
The "Enough Is Enough" Generation Shuts Down Entire UPR System: Parents and Professors Provide Support
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higher education,
student protests
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