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Édouard Geffray, French Minister of National Education, is facing his first major political crisis with the mobilization of high school students, revealing the limits of his technocratic approach and causing tensions within the government. #ÉducationNationale #ÉdouardGeffray #MobilisationLycéenne (translated)

The responsible individuals of CReCCiDe are calling on the Walloon ministers to save a unique, independent structure that is committed to the prevention of extreme right-wing ideologies and the promotion of coexistence, amid political decisions that threaten education on citizenship and the remembrance of genocides. #ÉducationCitoyenne #MémoireDesGénocides #PolitiqueBelge (translated)

Impact reported that Sébastien Cauet believed that asking high school students to choose between Israel and Palestine amounted to making them anti-Semitic. According to him, they would answer "Palestine" without knowing why. The host, who has been indicted for rape and sexual assaults on four women, allegedly compared some high school students to parrots and called on them to think for themselves if they wanted to be heard. Impact specified that the media was linked to the Bolloré group. #Israël #Palestine #Éducation (translated)

Marcel wrote that a man compared schools to French maternity wards, presenting them as places where citizens come into the world. He stated that this person indeed made those remarks and deemed his statement "incredible." https://t.co/ll1ngogIRX #Éducation #Citoyenneté #France (translated)

In Clermont-Ferrand, Jean-Luc Mélenchon gathered over 10,000 people at a meeting where he presented his proposals on youth and education, notably the abolition of Parcoursup and the request for the right to vote at 16, in response to the anger of high school students. #Mélenchon #Jeunesse #Éducation (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS presented several claims that he said were made during the demonstration on October 17. They concerned, in particular, purchasing power, with increases in wages, an adjustment of the minimum wage, and a reduction in prices, as well as education and studies, with better conditions, more resources, and more places at university, a reform of scholarships, and a re-evaluation of Parcoursup and MonMaster. He also cited demands regarding the protection and support of employees, people with disabilities, and job seekers, as well as unemployment compensation. In the field of health, he mentioned the need for more medical staff and better reimbursement for healthcare. For overseas territories, he mentioned demands for a reduction in the cost of living and flight tickets, an increase in wages, and improvements to the water supply network. He also referred to more accessible transportation, improvement of the network, and a decrease in fuel prices. Finally, FRENCHRAPUS indicated that the demands included better consideration of testimonials, support for victims of violence, and harsher penalties in cases of serious misconduct or intentional endangerment. He also mentioned the importance of listening to citizens' demands and defending purchasing power. #Manif17Octobre #Revendiations #PouvoirDachat (translated)

The author claimed that Texas’s MAGA leaders had imposed strict state controls on teaching, research and discussion in universities, presenting the measures as a fight against left-wing propaganda and indoctrination. The author said the controls were intended to ensure universities taught MAGA propaganda and indoctrination. https://t.co/N4BY9ON4J3 #MAGA #Education #FreeSpeech #US

Jean-Luc Mélenchon criticized Parcoursup, which he accused of forcing young people aged 14 or 15 to choose ten possible orientations and write ten cover letters. According to him, this process pushed them to lie from the second letter onwards and to write anything from the fourth. He described the procedure as a trial for families across three generations and claimed that it only served to turn knowledge into a market. As a counter-model, he advocated for a France that would cultivate intellectual abilities in order to secure a future. #Parcoursup #Éducation #RéformeÉducative (translated)

The author called for the abolition of Parcoursup, stating that 100,000 young people had been unable to access higher education at the start of the school year. He criticized Mr. Attal for claiming that he had not participated in the creation of the platform, while he had been the rapporteur of the law in the National Assembly. https://t.co/6l7jdCCUm0 #Parcoursup #Education #Étudiants #FR (translated)

The author stated that 90% of universities had joined the student movement and that students faced the same obstacles in accessing bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. He denounced selection and the role of money, and stated his support for education, teaching, and the acquisition of knowledge. https://t.co/RHfD9SrboI #Éducation #Étudiants #Savoirs #FR (translated)

Jean-Luc Mélenchon presented the high school movement as a sign of the end of a period during which the young had been the victims. He stated that the degradation of education had been methodically organized for over 15 years and that neoliberals had established competition among institutions and students. According to him, treating knowledge as a commodity would lead to an obscurantist society, which he said he wished to end. #Éducation #Jeunesse #Lycéens (translated)

La France insoumise relayed the comments of Assia and Marwan, presented as high school students from Clermont present at Mélenchon's 2027 meeting in Clermont-Ferrand. They denounced the stress caused by Parcoursup from the very first day and the need to choose a future with no possibility of turning back. They called on Mr. Lecornu to unlock 10 billion for schools, their renovation, the presence of teachers throughout the year, and university places, adding that they would not stop without this. #Parcoursup #Éducation #Réforme (translated)