Detail The Fraught Politics of the Classroom; Education in Chile   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 401 no. 8757 (Oct. 2011), page 43. Topik: Demonstrations & Protests; Education Reform; Politics; Education Policy Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.68 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel It was back in May, in the southern-hemisphere autumn, when Chile's students and many schoolchildren began taking to the streets to demand wholesale reform of the education system. Now spring has come, but there is no sign of settling what has turned into the most serious political conflict for two decades in Latin America's most successful country. Talks between the students and the government began in August, but broke down on October 5th. Chile is paying an increasingly high price for the deadlock. The students argue, correctly, that education is a public good. Less justifiably, they want the whole system to be "free" (ie, paid for by the taxpayer) and run by the state. They want these two demands put to a plebiscite. The government says universal state funding would be a subsidy to the rich. Mr Pinera, himself a businessman, has no qualms about schools making a profit. At least two of his ministers have past links to educational businesses (as do prominent opposition politicians). Many of the government's proposals are sensible, but they do not go far enough to placate the students. Mr Pinera now seems to hope that the protests will run out of steam. As summer approaches, they may. Public support has begun to erode as Chileans become fed up with seeing their cities vandalised. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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