ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Thousands of Chilean students marched in Santiago on Wednesday in a new round of demonstrations aimed at pressing the government on education reform.<br/> <br />The marches were part of a 24-hour strike called by the National Convention of Students to demand free higher education and condemn conservative President Sebastian Pinera.<br/> <br />Pinera has touted recent educational reforms including expanded grants and student loan reforms, but students, who say the education system is profit-driven and only accessible to the well-off and well-connected, have said the reforms do not go far enough.<br/> <br />Violent clashes erupted, with police firing water cannon and tear gas at hooded protesters as flames poured from makeshift barricades.<br/> <br />Students, both secondary and university, have led regular demonstrations, calling for a free and quality education for all Chileans since the protest movement started in 2011.<br/> <br />The conservative Pinera, whose f
