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Education • October 7, 2026

The Youth Protest in France: A Demand for Proper Education

French teenagers are walking out of school as they believe the education system is failing them, students say lack of teachers, long school hours, and poorly maintained infrastructure, closing around 500 schools on Monday. An unprecedented number of schools being involved has overwhelmed France’s Education Ministry. The violent crisis has led Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu […]

By Arsha Suvithlal 5 min read
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Behind the Numbers: What India’s Fresh UDISE+ 2025-26 Data Actually Shows

For four straight years, India’s school enrolment numbers told a bleak story. Year after year, fewer children were in classrooms, and the decline grew steeper with each new report. The newly released UDISE+ 2025-26 report, published by the Ministry of Education in July, cautiously changes that narrative. The headline numbers look genuinely better this time, […]

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