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Source: Xinhua
Chile to end private education
Apr 18,2014
SANTIAGO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Chilean Education Minister Nicolas Eyzaguirre Thursday reaffirmed the government's commitment to ending private education.
"The pursuit of profit is not a good objective for educational institutions. It is not a good ally of a good education," Eyzaguirre told a press conference.
The administration of President Michelle Bachelet, who took office in March, has proposed an ambitious overhaul of the education system to provide affordable, quality education, as demanded by a national student movement launched in 2011.
The government's proposed reforms basically call for greater public spending on education, free primary education, and an end to state-subsidies of private schools and to profit-oriented universities.
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