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18/10/2012

Spanish students join anti-austerity campaign


Students in Spain are voicing their anger over the cuts in the education budget, saying their future is now at stake. 

Vocab: 
  • voucher: coupon 
  • denunciation:very strong public criticism of someone or something very strong public criticism of someone or something
  • divide: an important difference or disagreement between two people or groups
  • tuition (fees):money that you pay to take lessons, especially at a college, university, or private school 
  • austerity:an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount. A situation in which economic conditions are bad and people's living standards fall
  • truancy:the act or habit of staying away from school without permission