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The French Government's announcements do not calm the students, who call to follow the protests

Following the meeting between Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and student leaders, the Minister of Education, Edouard Gefry, released a number of measures, including a partial reform of the university entry system and million-dollar loans for the renovation of educational infrastructure. However, student associations judged the actions of "insufficient" and called for a redemonstration on Saturday and on the general strike on 5 November.

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Direct Paris and the incorporation of 3,000 teachers as student protests continue

In France, student protests calling for improvements in the education system, more teachers and the adequacy of academic facilities, among other demands, continue to spread. In recent hours, the Minister of Education, Édouard Gefry, announced the recruitment of 3,000 substitute teachers, that is, teachers who have not approved the competition to access a place as full teachers. Our journalist Erika Olavarría extends the details of the new measures, the reactions of the students and the progress of the demonstrations.

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France: second day of mass student demonstrations in one week

The mobilization of high school and university students in France took up the streets again, two days after a day of demonstrations that led hundreds of thousands of people to protest for improvements in the education system. The Minister of Education, Edouard Gefry, announced that 3,000 teachers will be deployed.

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"The anger of young people does not come from nothing": the French Prime Minister tries to appease the protests

The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, said on Wednesday October 7 that "the first decisions of the government" to respond to the student protests "will be presented at the end of October." The petition platform opened by the Ministry of Education amounts to over 40,000 recommendations. Students call more demonstrations for Thursday, with the support of several educational unions.

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More than 400 schools blocked in France in the second week of student protests

At least 413 secondary schools in France were paralyzed on Monday due to the extension of student protests, according to the Ministry of Education. Protesters call for more teachers, improved infrastructure and reduced school day. A large national mobilization is called on Tuesday, with the participation of general and collective workers' unions.

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Up to 500 educational centres in France will close in whole or in part on Monday for student protests

The classes will be "totally or partially suspended" on Monday in up to 500 French high schools, the Minister of Education announced, after several days of protests, sometimes violent, against the lack of teachers, the deterioration of school buildings and the overpopulation in the classrooms. The minister indicated that 24 centres had been "burned or looted" since the start of the protests.

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France: Teenagers require government improvements in the education system and more teachers

The French Ministry of Education has ordered measures to ensure the safety of students during the youth protests. Hundreds of educational centres remain closed by demonstrations, which require more teachers, better facilities and more funding, while ensuring that, although they do not like the violence of mobilizations, they see no alternative because they have not been heard with peaceful protests.

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"It would make physical education compulsory even in high school"

Before being an actor and a humorist, David Amor studied to be a teacher and came to the elite as a balonmanist. Together with Xabier Soutullo, a graduate in Magisterium and also a player, they talk about the importance of integrating sport into school and how values such as inclusion, perseverance or joint work build the education of the future

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