Argentine universities call for another Federal Education March in defense of public education

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Students, teachers, non-teachers and the entire educational community will carry out this Tuesday the third Federal Education March throughout the country, with a large concentration planned in the City of Buenos Aires. teleSUR

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00:00In Argentina, the third federal educational march was held this November 12th.

00:04Students, teachers and other members of the educational community

00:07marched in several points of the country to defend the public university

00:11and demand an increase in the educational budget.

00:14The mobilization sought to make visible the critical salary and budgetary situation

00:18that public education is going through in view of the lack of funding

00:22caused by the government of Javier Mele, who vetoed the university financing law.

00:27In Buenos Aires, several sectors such as health and aeronautics supported the measure

00:31in the vicinity of the Obelisco.

00:33Demonstrators were intimidated by a huge and disproportionate presence of police.

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