A prominent climate activist has lent her support to French students protesting longstanding education crises, including severe teacher shortages and deteriorating school infrastructure. The demonstrations highlight systemic challenges facing the country’s education system, with young people demanding urgent reforms and greater inclusion in policy discussions. The activist, known for her past advocacy on youth-led movements, addressed reporters amid ongoing nationwide strikes. The protest underscores growing frustration over underfunded schools and overcrowded classrooms.
Swedish activist stands alongside French teenagers calling for investment to fix teacher shortages and crumbling schoolsThe Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined demonstrating high school students in France as the country braced for another day of nationwide protests over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings.“Young people are not being included in the conversation,” Thunberg, 23, who became famous as a teenager through school strikes demanding action on the climate crisis, told reporters outside the Lycée Paul Éluard in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis. Continue reading...
