France’s Education Minister Vows to Hire More Teachers
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PARIS — France’s education minister promised Friday to hire more teachers and modernize schools, a day after half a million discontented high school students demonstrated against overcrowding and a lack of supplies.
Education Minister Claude Allegre said the actions were agreed on during a meeting with student representatives Thursday, when about 500,000 high school students marched in dozens of cities and towns across France.
Allegre said in an interview Friday on Europe 1 radio that he and student leaders had agreed on “immediate action.”
Allegre also said he was “aghast and sorry” about violence during Thursday’s marches that left at least two people seriously injured.
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