"Rallies and walkouts are largely peaceful, but 150 are arrested in Oakland as a freeway is blocked. The demonstrations are part of a nationwide 'Day of Action for Public Education'", according to the Los Angeles Times. (Click on the link below for the story)
*Education Cuts/Protests*
Your Assignment:
1) Study the link and talk briefly what the topic is all about.
2) Why are people upset at these actions?
3) What are the problems with these actions?
4) Would these actions have a negative effect if they were passed here? If so what would be the effect?
Friday, March 5, 2010
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1.) It's about people protesting the tuition expenses increasing.
ReplyDelete2.) Because they were already high so they are even higher now. It is making it harder to pay their tuitions.
3.) It makes it difficult to pay tuitions.
4.) Yes it would be a negative affect. I think the college students would protest.
1 b/c of the $1 billion in budget cuts to the nations university system appeared to have started protests because they say the educations is more important than some other stuff.
ReplyDelete2 says the reducing students class options and increasing their expenses
3 the students were going crazy and stopped rush hour traffic
4 yes b/c less people will be able to afford college
1.the topic is the increase in tution for college and the protest on the increase in tution.
ReplyDelete2.they are reducing students class options and increasing costs.
3. people getting hurt and introuble.
4.yes b/c that means less people will be able to pay for college.
1) It is about the government cutting cost of school funding.
ReplyDelete2) Because they want there kids o have the best education they can.
3) It makes things more expensive.
4) Yes. I think that college people would have to pay more.