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Budget could cut tax reduction for parents of secondary school children in France
Proponents propose a current tax break should instead be channelled into grants
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French association matches struggling students with helpers
Could you be a supporter for a student in need, or do you know one who could benefit?
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How do French class sizes compare with the US and UK?
Class sizes have fallen at French primary schools in recent years
Daily reading for primary children
New plans in primary education
Primary school children will be given daily reading and comprehension lessons in new plans to improve their skills that also include more tests and restrictions on the textbooks that teachers can use.
Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer laid out the new plans after a global study showed French children’s reading levels were poorer than they were in 2000. The children tested had started school in 2008 when new education methods were brought in.