Fitting in nicely with our human rights class, this article from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights outlines that under the ICESCR, individuals not only have the right to education, but also that the STATE HAS RESPONSIBILITIES to uphold these rights; namely, that they deploy the maximum amount of resources in universalizing access to education.
The student fight for free education is nothing radical. Our states simply need to be accountable to the treaties they signed decades ago.
UN Article - Education as A Right
