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High school students in Hungary rally for modern education
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By: Staff The Associated Press, Published on 11=irii Jan 19 2018
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand high school students in Hungary have held a rally
outside the national parliament to demand improvements to their education system.
Many students held up signs with Facebook's "angry" emojis, while others characterized Prime
Minister Viktor Orban's regime as a dictatorship.
With few exceptions, Orban has nationalized the school system and set tight controls on the
publication of textbooks.
Student Andras Bognar told the crowd that "the education system turns us into anguished and
indecisive adults with unfounded ideas."
The protesters also demanded greater flexibility in education opportunities instead of cookie -
cutter learning.
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