Free College in Chile! So What Are Students So Mad About?

On Tuesday, 80,000 university students in Chile received the good news that they were eligible for tuition-free education as part of a new program enacted by President Michelle Bachelet.

The moment should have been a high point for the country’s vocal - and powerful - student movement, which for years has been protesting for better and cheaper access to higher education.

Instead, many of Chile’s most prominent student advocates expressed their disapproval of the president's initiative, despite the fact that 170,000 low-income students stand to benefit from the program in 2016...

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