Thousands of Colombian students call for increase in education spending
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(16 Nov 2018) Thousands of students took to the streets of Colombia's capital on Thursday, amid nationwide demonstrations calling for President Ivan Duque to increase education spending. In the early evening, police in Bogota used tear gas to disperse marchers trying to reach wealthier neighbourhoods. The "Pencil March" rallies across Colombia were the latest chapter in more than six street protests in recent months demanding that the government boost funding for education. Student enrolment in the South American nation's public universities has quadrupled since the early 1990s, while spending has only marginally increased and activists contend quality is deteriorating. The students protests have converged with other demonstrations against proposed tax changes that critics say will be a blow to the middle class by increasing the cost of basic goods. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/6da5d9af12c1091218bcfc2693733961
