[Edling] French govt plan to overhaul unequal schools prompts teachers' strike and conservatives' ire

[Francis Hult]

Fox News



French govt plan to overhaul unequal schools prompts teachers' strike and conservatives' ire



France's government, fearing that inequality among schoolchildren threatens the education system and the country's future, is proposing an overhaul that would end elite bilingual programs in middle school and give individual schools more say in how students spend their time...But the plan has drawn criticism from both left-leaning teachers' unions and from French conservatives in a debate that mirrors discussions across the United States.



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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/05/19/french-govt-plan-to-overhaul-unequal-schools-prompts-teachers-strike-and/
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