In Spain, massive protests were held Tuesday as teachers went on strike and took to the streets to protest sweeping government cuts to education. Tens of thousands of teachers and students marched in Madrid, Barcelona and across the country. This is a geology student named Ernesto.

Ernesto: “They tell us our fees don’t cover the costs, but I would say we are paying (the costs). We are paying them with taxes. The politicians don’t pay our fees with their money, their wages. It’s money they are stealing from the people.”

The Spanish government has ordered the country’s 17 autonomous regions to cut $4 billion from education this year as part of a plan to trim the deficit. Unions say the cuts will put 100,000 substitute teachers out of work. Spain’s autonomous regions are also expected to raise fees for state universities.