PoliticsFrench education reform proposals are ‘vague’; government created ‘most of the problems’ it seeks to solve

Jean-Rémi Girard, president of the SNALC teachers’ union, argues that France’s education difficulties stem not only from demographic change or fiscal constraints, but also from years of political decisions that weakened public education. With student protests, budget uncertainty and concerns about inequality mounting, the government faces a formidable task.