Articles from France
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 January 2009 France: Public education under threat
The recent book, "Main basse sur l’éducation publique", by teacher Eddy Khali and journalist Muriel Fitoussi, sends a disturbing message about the many threats endangering quality, free public education in France.
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Standards and working conditions 4 September 2008 France: 13,500 more teaching jobs cut
The French Minister of Education, Xavier Darcos, announced in July an additional 13,500 job cuts in 2009. These cuts come on top of 11,200 jobs already cut in the 2008 school year.
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Standards and working conditions 28 March 2008 France: Teachers resist Sarkozy’s job cuts
French education unions are mobilizing against the government’s plan to cut 11,200 teaching jobs at the beginning of the next school year. Since early last week, secondary teachers have been on strike at various schools throughout the country.
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Standards and working conditions 13 March 2008 France: Teachers worried about Sarkozy reforms
“The education public service deserves an ambitious policy. Unfortunately, the service is coming under pressure today due to job cuts.”
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Standards and working conditions 19 December 2006 France: teachers strike against the decree on "the service obligations of secondary school teachers"
Half of all secondary school teachers in France responded to the call of their unions to participate in a one-day strike on 18 December. The teachers are protesting against the "decree on the service obligations of secondary school teachers" proposed by Education Minister Gilles de Robien.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 March 2006 EI letter of support to French affiliates
Education International has written a letter of support to French affiliates concerning the First Employment Contract (CPE) job law.
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Standards and working conditions 13 January 2006 France: Demonstrations planned from 30 January
EI affiliates in France will be joined by the national students’ union UNEF between January 30 and February 4 in protesting against the government’s lack of investment in education.
France: Demonstrations planned from 30 January