Publication Date:
Sat, 2011-10-22 18:17
Protesters marched Saturday under banners saying “No to cuts” and “In defense of public education.” Teachers went on strike in Madrid on Thursday, the sixth day of stoppages since classes began last month.
The protests have been triggered by local authority orders requiring teachers to teach an extra two hours of class per week, a measure that will lead to fewer teachers being hired this year.
Education is run at the regional level in Spain and the order to teachers was instigated by local governments controlled by the center-right Popular Party.
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