Protesting Chilean students renew demands

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FEDERICO QUILODRAN
Associated Press

SANTIAGO, Chile - High school protesters clashed sporadically with police Monday as students stepped up demands for reforms to the country's educational system, saying new government concessions didn't go far enough.

Chile's public high schools have been paralyzed for three weeks by protests by students who also want financial breaks for poor students and federal intervention to balance out regional differences in educational spending ..

University students and unions joined the calls from the high school protesters for increased spending and a role in reforming Chile's education system.

Also, the Education Ministry was shut down as bureaucrats there joined the protest. Other government workers said they supported the student movement but stayed on their jobs, while protesting students halted activities at universities across the country ..

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