In an interview at The cross of Thursday March 17, the environmental candidate for the presidential Yannick Jadot did not exclude “reduce vacation time” school, especially for the summer holidays. A shock proposal that revives the still lively debate on school timetables. If the latter have not changed much for almost ten years, they have […]
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Valérie Pécresse: “Making France love again is a major subject for the school”
The cross : What would be your very first measure for education? Valerie Pécresse: I want a national boost for school and will make French and math the two major educational causes of the five-year term. We must give all children the fundamentals that will allow them to succeed. France sees its rank drop in […]
Baccalaureate: how continuous assessment is changing the lives of high school students
To play his diploma in the ultimate straight line of high school? Or be evaluated over time, with a transfer spread over two years? The reform of the baccalaureate, in force since last year, clearly leans towards this second approach, by providing 40% continuous control in the final grade. “It prevents accidentsapproves Grégory Laboureur, at […]
High school reform, the real math problem
It is a widely shared opinion: mathematics is the weak link in the high school reform. And the Minister of Education himself is beginning to recognize this. “I’m not saying it’s a non-issue. It’s a serious subject, and I’m very open to proposals.”he said on CNews, on Sunday, February 6. → DEBATE. Should we be […]
Strike in education: what do teachers’ unions really weigh?
In debates on education, the idea that trade unions play a key role frequently comes up. Some see in them a precious counter-power. Others denounce their taste for immobility, their ability to block any hint of reform… But what do they really weigh at the start of 2022, marked by renewed mobilization and against a […]
With the new Affelnet, more diversity in Parisian high schools
Presented in March 2021, the new Affelnet assignment platform had unleashed passions. It put an end to the possibility of requesting any establishment in one of the four major sectors of the capital. Since then, if they want to be almost sure of obtaining one of their wishes, future high school students have an interest […]
Strike in education: less than 2% of striking teachers, according to the ministry
The rate of teachers’ strikers, mobilized Thursday, January 20 to protest against the management of the health crisis in schools, amounted to 1.15% in the first degree and 2.18% in the second degree, according to the ministry. of national education. → READ. Education: the Parisian demonstration of teachers will not be “prevented” Thursday January 20 […]
Education: the Parisian demonstration of teachers will not be “prevented” Thursday January 20
The day after the “non-authorization” of the Parisian demonstration of teachers due to a delay in the filing of a declaration on the part of the organizing unions, the Paris police headquarters specified, Wednesday, January 19, that it wasn’t going to stop the parade. → CONTEXT. Education: new call for strike Thursday January 20 in […]
“There is reason to be discouraged”: between health crisis and school pressure, the malaise of teenagers
In December, the parents of students in a Paris school complex received an alarming email from the headmaster: “The anxiety-provoking context linked to the pandemic and the pressure of the obligation to succeed create real discomfort for some students, he wrote. Parent support (…) and the mobilization of the entire educational community is not always […]
Education: new call for strike Thursday January 20 in schools, colleges and high schools
After an initial mobilization, several unions launched a new strike call this Thursday, January 20 in schools, colleges and high schools to demand “strong answers” facing “chaos” caused by the health crisis and massive investments in education. → ANALYSIS. The Omicron variant, a catalyst for teacher malaise The unions FSU, CGT Educ’action, FO and SUD […]