#student-demonstrations

#student-demonstrations

Protests over rising costs of living in Iran spread to several universities on Tuesday, semi-official media reported, as students joined shopkeepers and merchants in expressing dissatisfaction at currency devaluation and the connected costs. The Fars news agency reported that hundreds of students demonstrated at four universities in the capital Tehran on Tuesday; other outlets said seven sites were involved.

NEW YORK - On Thursday, thousands of students, teachers and parents flooded the streets of Brooklyn to press the case for charter schools in New York City, home to the nation's largest school system.