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Students in Paris' poorer suburbs are protesting against poor school conditions, highlighting France's stagnant education spending.
High school students in Paris' disadvantaged suburbs have initiated a national protest movement. They highlight the poor conditions in schools located in poorer neighbourhoods, arguing that these institutions face the most significant neglect.
This movement emerges against a backdrop of stagnant per-student expenditure in French secondary education over the past decade, despite overall OECD spending rankings. The students' actions draw attention to disparities in educational resources across the country.
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“While France ranks in the middle of OECD countries for spending on education, the average expenditure per secondary school student has remained little changed over the last decade.”How outlets framed it
All sources: Centrist sources report that high school students in Paris' deprived suburbs have sparked a national protest movement, with protesters citing poor conditions in schools in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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While France ranks in the middle of OECD countries for spending on education, the average expenditure per secondary school student has remained little changed over the last decade.
Protesters said schools in poor neighbourhoods faced the worst conditions.
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Maisa, a 17-year-old in a poor Paris suburb who aspires to be an English teacher, joined tens of thousands of other students and their supporters this week in protests that spread across France over...
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