Education. Secondary schools and colleges: government returns to ‘cutting’ overtime

Education.  Secondary schools and colleges: government returns to 'cutting' overtime

On Wednesday, the government decided to cancel the controversial “reduction” of overtime in secondary schools and universities originally planned until the end of the school year, a measure that was supposed to allow budget savings in the national education system. “The Minister of National Education and Youth has issued instructions that from tomorrow (Thursday) the … Read more

Education. Secondary schools and colleges: government returns to ‘cutting’ overtime

Education.  Secondary schools and colleges: government returns to 'cutting' overtime

On Wednesday, the government decided to cancel the controversial “reduction” of overtime in secondary schools and universities originally planned until the end of the school year, a measure that was supposed to allow budget savings in the national education system. “The Minister of National Education and Youth has issued instructions that from tomorrow (Thursday) the … Read more

Policy. Screens and children: Emmanuel Macron gives the government one month to act

Policy.  Screens and children: Emmanuel Macron gives the government one month to act

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New York. Columbia University: Police forcibly evacuate pro-Palestinian protesters

New York.  Columbia University: Police forcibly evacuate pro-Palestinian protesters

The NYPD intervened soldier Tuesday night at Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian mobilization on American campuses, to dislodge protesters who had barricaded themselves in the building since the night before. All the protesters were evacuated from the campus, according to US media. American student anger has spread over the past two weeks from major … Read more

In France, student mobilizations for a cease-fire in Gaza are intensifying

In France, student mobilizations for a cease-fire in Gaza are intensifying

“Supporting Palestine is not a crime.” A banner marks the beginning of the mobilization in favor of a cease-fire in Gaza by students from Sciences Po Toulouse, Tuesday 30 April, who demonstrated at their facility. Most of the Institutes of Political Studies (IEPs) were disrupted by general assemblies and rallies, as in Lyon, or even … Read more

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Sciences Po Paris: Valérie Pécresse announces suspension of funding for the Ile-de-France region

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Sciences Po Paris: Valérie Pécresse announces suspension of funding for the Ile-de-France region

The President of the Ile-de-France Regional Council, Valérie Pécresse, announced on Monday, April 29, her decision “ suspend all funding from the region intended for Sciences Po until peace and security are restored at the school.a few days after a tense pro-Palestinian mobilization at Sciences Po Paris, concluded by an agreement between protesters and management. … Read more

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations: police end occupation of university campus in Saint-Etienne

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations: police end occupation of university campus in Saint-Etienne

Police on Tuesday evicted pro-Palestinian activists who had occupied the university campus in Saint-Etienne since the previous day, while other students mobilized in Lyon, Grenoble and Dijon. Demonstrations, sit-ins, a minute of silence: small gatherings inspired by movements in favor of Gaza in Paris or at American universities took place on the Sciences Po campuses … Read more

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Sciences Po Paris: The state will not “cut” its subsidies, says the minister of higher education

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Sciences Po Paris: The state will not "cut" its subsidies, says the minister of higher education

The Minister of Higher Education and Research, Sylvie Retailleau, at the Elysée, September 25, 2023. MEHDI FEDOUACH / AFP State “will not cut its subsidy” at Sciences Po Paris, Higher Education Minister Sylvie Retailleau said on Tuesday, April 30, a day after Valérie Pécresse’s announcement of “suspension” funding from the Ile-de-France region. Last week, the … Read more