March 4th, student protestors in Oakland picketed as part of ‘National Day of Action for Public Education.’ Protests started back in September 2009 at UCLA, and has now spread across the United States as an all-out movement to fight increased tuition costs for college students. The protests migrated to Colorado last week when about 600 people marched from Denver’s Metro Campus to the State Capitol. At the same time, protests turned violent at Northern California’s UC Berkley when police attempted to block a walking demonstration. Participants around the country were trying to shine a light on the growing number of students who will no longer be able to afford an education at their current colleges or universities. (more…)
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