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School protests | France's government is reaching out to students
Because schools are dilapidated and teachers are missing, French students have been taking to the streets for weeks. Now the government is making concessions to them
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Young people in France have been demonstrating for better schools for weeks. Photo: dpa/AP/Jeremias Gonzalez Paris. After weeks of school protests, France's government is promising more money, more positions and an end to the controversial university admissions system. The Parcoursup platform should be replaced in autumn 2028. Until then, the admissions system should become more transparent and rejections should be given a reason, said University Minister Philippe Baptiste. The government is taking a step towards the high school students and students who have been protesting for weeks.
The state also wants to make four billion euros in loans with reduced interest rates available to municipalities by 2030 to repair high schools - and one billion euros will be added to universities for renovations by 2029. Education Minister Édouard Geffray announced that hundreds of teaching positions will be created and planned cuts will be reversed. Representatives of the protesters praised the announcements, but called for the protest to continue.
High school students in France have been demonstrating for more money in education for weeks. They complain about dilapidated schools and a shortage of teachers. Students joined the protest. dpa/nd
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