The World - News from Feb. 18, 1987

The Education Ministry in Spain, beginning a new round of talks with student leaders after nine weeks of student protests, announced the abolition of public high school fees and the waiving of similar charges for many enrolled at universities. Yearly fees of about $14 have been charged at state-run high schools. College students from lower-income families will be exempt from paying fees averaging $284 a year at Spain’s 30 state universities, education officials said. Meanwhile, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, where students have been staging a sit-in to demand more scholarships and a greater voice in university affairs, was ordered closed.