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Source: Axios

Police and protesters clashed in Liège, Belgium, on Wednesday as student anger over education costs and school conditions grew, echoing massive protests in neighboring France.Why it matters: The protests are exposing broader anger across Europe over school funding and classroom conditions.Catch up quick: Protests that began in Paris in mid-September as a localized demonstration by high school students have escalated into a massive nationwide movement, with students, parents and teachers' unions demanding more education funding.There have been clashes between French police and protesters in recent days, culminating in a 15-year-old boy's hand being blown off by a police-fired stun grenade. More than 6,500 people — most of them minors —have been arrested since the protests began in France.In Belgium, police have made at least 139 arrests in Liège since the protests began Oct. 1. The big picture: The current wave erupted in France, but education grievances across Europe predate it, with crowded classrooms, teacher shortages, university cuts and soaring education costs fueling protests over government investment in education.In Greece, students called nationwide school actions for Thursday, according to Euronews, including assemblies, walkouts, demonstrations and potentially occupations.In Italy, high-school occupations began in Turin and Rome on Monday under the slogan "Let's...