Eilís O'Neill

Eilís O'Neill is a freelance radio and print reporter who divides her time between Seattle and the Southern Cone. Her work has aired on PRI's The World and Deutsche Welle's radio shows and has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and other publications. She focuses on environmental and social issues.
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Karol Cariola, one of Chile's former student leaders and newly-elected members of Congress, meets with a constituent after the elections. (Photo by Eilís O'Neill)

Getting schooled by South American student activists

by Eilís O'Neill
Students in Chile and Argentina are proving that meaningful education reform means taking over schools and getting young people into office.
Jan 6, 2014