A Colombian university student leader has claimed that the education minister has not listened nor changed anything about the Law 30 education reform bill, despite widespread protests, in an interview with…
Colombian students across the country plan a night carnival for Thursday, to culminate in a kiss-in, as part of their ongoing protest against higher education reforms. The festivities will begin…
A “face to face” with President Juan Manuel Santos could lead to the end of the public university strikes, but the government still must withdraw the proposed reform of higher…
Public deliberation about education reform should take place in Congress and not in the streets, President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday, in response to nationwide student protests. “The road to…
A group of hooded people hijacked a bus and set it ablaze Tuesday during student protests at the Technological University of Pereira, central Colombia. According to Colonel Gonzalo Londoño Portela,…
A nation-wide student strike against higher education reform costs Colombia $5.6 million each day, said the country’s education minister Thursday. “The cost of the strike is enormous because one day…
Student leaders have turned down an offer to debate the Colombian government’s controversial education reforms after the minister of education ruled out the possibility of revoking the bill. Maria Fernanda…
Students in Bogota lay down their paint bombs and angry protest signs, and instead bring their partners for a half hour of smooching in the latest creative expression of their…
Student leaders have accused authorities of lying about the cause of death of the Cali student who was killed Wednesday by an explosion at the protests against education reforms. In…