News Student leaders in Colombia have called off a month-long boycott of classes at public universities after the government met their demand to withdraw educational reform legislation. The student leaders say, however, that their decision will not bring an end to street demonstrations, including a march set for November 24. Thousands have... more

News The “occupation” of Bogotá by students, backed by parents and professors as well as social and cultural sectors, is continuing even after the Colombian government offered to withdraw its controversial bill to reform education if the protests were called off. Some 200,000 university students demonstrated last week in Bogotá and... more

News Police in Colombia’s capital have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse rioters after a mostly peaceful student protest against an education reform bill. Bogota police report 15 arrests. Thousands of students launched a national strike in major cities Wednesday, saying the bill would privatize higher education. Government officials say that’s... more

News Thousands of teachers and students took to the streets of several of Colombia’s major cities “in defense of public education.” The demonstrations aimed to reject a proposal by the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to reform higher education. The government stated that the reforms will increase financial resources for universities... more

News An ambitious plan by Colombia's government to revamp its higher-education system has won the cautious backing of education and political experts, who say the plan can provide a much-needed shakeup in the underperforming area. It would also open the doors of higher learning to hundreds of thousands of students from less fortunate backgrounds, say backers. more