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June 17, 2010

Univ. of Puerto Rico Students Declare Victory in 2-Month Strike
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Students at the University of Puerto Rico have declared victory in their
two-month strike against massive budget cuts at their school. The
students and the university’s Board of Regents have signed an agreement
that includes an extension of tuition waivers, the cancellation of a fee
that would have drastically raised education costs, and a commitment not
to arbitrarily punish strike participants. The students also say the
University of Puerto Rico has agreed to reject a series of initiatives
that would have increased privatization of the school. The students will
hold a general assembly on Monday to seek campus-wide approval for the
agreement.



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