France’s education and cost-of-living protests have escalated into nationwide unrest, with curfews, more than 2,400 arrests, and violence now spilling beyond its borders. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu stated, “We have a mess on our hands, to put it bluntly.” French officials have imposed curfews after more than 2,400 people were arrested, along with other […]
Gen Z filled the streets of France, Chile, India and Spain in recent weeks, and their complaints sound alike: they can’t afford the present and don’t trust anyone to fix it. Students lead the movements in France, Chile and India, while Spain’s protests, driven largely by renters, centre on housing. France’s movement started small when […]
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 […]
