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French Student Protests Continue as Government Seeks Way Out of Crisis

8 octobre 2026 à 15:31
Mass protests over decrepit schools and absent teachers are in their third week, with more planned. Officials have failed so far to quell a movement drawing many adult supporters.

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Protesters in Nantes, France, clashed with the police on Thursday as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country.

The Wave of Student Protests Roiling France

8 octobre 2026 à 10:41
Anger about classroom overcrowding, teacher shortages and broken-down buildings has boiled over in recent weeks, and threatens to coalesce into broader grievances in a heated political season.

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Protesters in Nantes, France, clashed with the police on Thursday as part of a wave of demonstrations across the country.

Here’s the latest.

8 octobre 2026 à 11:32
French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in another test of whether a nationwide pro

How India’s Gen Z Protests Inspired Gen Alpha

8 octobre 2026 à 03:00
India’s youngest students are staging sit-ins and protesting the run-down conditions of their schools, drawing inspiration from the Gen Z protests that roiled the country this summer.

For France’s Resurgent Far Left, Student Protests Are an Opening and a Threat

8 octobre 2026 à 00:00
Far-left leaders are cheering on the students. Government officials accuse them of stirring up the unrest for political gain.

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Jean-Luc Mélenchon at a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday. The protests have provided him with both opportunity and peril.

France Braces for a Second Day of Mass Protests in a Week

8 octobre 2026 à 00:00
French activists were set to rally across France on Thursday, in a test of the longevity of a nationwide student protest movement.

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A protest in Paris on Tuesday.

The School Near Paris That Shows Why French Students Are Protesting

7 octobre 2026 à 05:55
Angered by poor classroom conditions, students at Paul Éluard High School in a suburb of the capital were among the first to blockade their campus during an ongoing round of unrest.

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Students blocking access last week to Paul Éluard High School, during a protest for better learning conditions.

People of All Ages Join French Student Protests as Movement Broadens

7 octobre 2026 à 03:29
Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools.

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Demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest ailing schools.

Biden-Era Memo on Covid and Schools Set Off Dispute in Justice Dept.

5 octobre 2026 à 18:42
The Trump administration released a report showing career officials had objected to the 2021 memo as evidence that the policy was biased against conservatives. But in an ironic twist, the administration has forced out many of the objectors.

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Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued the memo in 2021 to investigate purported threats to schools officials as schools across the country started a third academic year of Covid-related restrictions.

What to Know About France’s High School Protests

4 octobre 2026 à 18:03
Hundreds of schools will suspend some or all classes on Monday, the education minister said, as students protest conditions in the education system. Thousands of protesters have been arrested and hundreds of people injured.

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Police officers and student protesters facing off outside a school in Paris on Thursday.

Hundreds Detained in France as Some Student Protests Turn Violent

30 septembre 2026 à 16:58
French high schoolers are protesting teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, in France’s latest flare-up over education and public services.

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