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Students in Marseille, France, have blocked school entrances as protests over education funding and learning conditions resume following the half-term break. The demonstrations follow six weeks of student and teacher action, with protesters calling for better resources, smaller class sizes, higher teacher salaries and greater access to higher education. The government has announced 15,000 additional university places, 500 new teaching posts and plans to limit first-year lycée classes to 28 pupils. However, student organisations say the measures fall short, demanding a €10 billion investment package and an end to selective university admissions. France’s Education Ministry reported that 41 hi


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Students in Marseille, France, have blocked school entrances as protests over education funding and learning conditions resume following the half-term break.

The demonstrations follow six weeks of student and teacher action, with protesters calling for better resources, smaller class sizes, higher teacher salaries and greater access to higher education.

The government has announced 15,000 additional university places, 500 new teaching posts and plans to limit first-year lycée classes to 28 pupils. However, student organisations say the measures fall short, demanding a €10 billion investment package and an end to selective university admissions.

France’s Education Ministry reported that 41 high schools were blocked nationwide on Monday, while activists said around seven were affected in Marseille.
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