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Parents in California Start to Mobilize Against Tuition Hikes

Los Angeles Time: Parents in California Start to Mobilize Against Tuition Hikes

The budget crisis afflicting California State University could not have come at a worse time for Berenice Vite and Rafael Curiel, whose son Alonso is a sophomore at Cal State Long Beach. As the university was imposing a 32% student fee hike this year, Curiel underwent two shoulder surgeries and lost his job at a medical equipment firm.

Nigeria: Parents to Demonstrate Against Teachers’ Strike

Daily Trust: Nigeria: Parents to Demonstrate Against Teachers’ Strike

Jos — The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) is to stage a peaceful demonstration August 4, 2009 to show their disapproval of the failure of the state government to end the current indefinite strike by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) in Plateau State.