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Why eight cities in France are banning tuna in school canteens
‘We want the healthiest food possible for our children’
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Map: Average rent and transport costs for university students in France
Rent and transportation costs have increased in a number of cities
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How France’s ‘back to school’ grant works and the amounts for 2025
Three million families are expected to receive the benefit, with payments of up to €462 per child
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.