Thousands of Greek students, teachers protest over education, pay

Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets across Greece on Wednesday demanding higher state funding for education better facilities and less-crowded classrooms echoing protesters in other European countries About 10000 demonstrators including school and university students rallied peacefully in central Athens and suburbs police said Others joined rallies in cities across the country all voicing their solidarity with growing protests in France and elsewhere in Europe over soaring living costs and over what they called crumbling school conditions