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"Between 5 and 8% of Students" Cannot Follow Courses Remotely, According to Jean-Michel Blanquer

Coronavirus: “Between 5 and 8% of Students” Cannot Follow Courses Remotely, According to Jean-Michel Blanquer

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EDUCATION: Jean-Michel Blanquer also announced the establishment of a free distance learning support system during the Easter holidays Two weeks after closing schools to fight coronavirus, “between 5 and 8% of students” were “lost” by their teachers, who can not reach them to ensure the desired “educational continuity”, estimated Jean- Michel Blanquer, the Minister of National Education, this Tuesday […]

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An American university checks the presence of students with an application

An American University Checks the Presence of Students with an Application

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SURVEILLANCE: The establishment has been the subject of numerous criticisms For many universities, attendance at classes is not compulsory. It is a way of empowering students. But some do not share this policy, including the University of Missouri in the United States. The American academic institution has recently implemented a more modern system than pencil and paper to know which […]

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What will happen on the 1st February with Brexit

Brexit: What Will Really Change from Saturday?

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The United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union this Friday 31st January 2020, at midnight French time. Small, non-exhaustive tour of what Brexit will induce for expatriates, students, travellers, their animals, etc. This January 31, at midnight French time, the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union. But the effects of Brexit (for British exit) will, in reality, be hardly […]

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Bac: "all students will have their results Friday," says Jean-Michel Blanquer

Bac: “All Students will have their Results Friday,” says Jean-Michel Blanquer

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After having gone on strike for the supervision of the Philo test, professors refuse to seize the notes of the candidates but also, for some, to return the copies. The Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, assured Wednesday that “all” candidates for the baccalaureate would have their results Friday 5th  July 2019, as planned, despite the strike of some of […]

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Heat wave in Seine-et-Marne. Here is the list of schools that will be closed Thursday and Friday to preserve children

Heat Wave in Seine-et-Marne: List of Schools Closed Thursday and Friday to Preserve Children

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The town hall of Melun announces the closure of schools this Thursday and Friday, because of the heat wave. Six other municipalities are currently concerned in Seine-et-Marne. The decision was left to the discretion of the municipalities. Due to the heat wave episode, Melun City Council decided to close the schools of the municipality on Thursday 27 and Friday […]

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D-day for the baccalaureate: the menu of the philo or the French

D-day for the Baccalaureate: On the Menu, Philo and French, with Threat of a strike on Surveillance

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While some unions threaten not to monitor the tests, 740 000 candidates spend this morning on philosophy or French tests for the Baccalaureate Today, Monday 17th June, some 740 000 candidates will go through the doors of high schools to sit for their first written test of the baccalaureate, which should take place “normally” according to the […]

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Global Climate Strike, thousands on the streets of France

Climate Strike: Thousands of Young People on the Streets of France

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This Friday 24th May, 2019, for the second big day of the global climate strike, thousands of high school students and young people marched through the streets of France. Thousands of young people, including around 15,000 in Paris, were again on the streets of France on Friday 24th May, 2019, as part of of the […]

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Students start receiving offers on Parcousup from May 15th

Parcoursup: The First Results are In, Which is Waiting for Future Students

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The end of the school year is becoming clearer as is the future direction of thousands of high school students in France. This May 15th, they will be numerous offers to receive a first answer of Parcoursup. Students preparing to enter higher education will begin to receive answers after their vows have been formulated. Parcousup enters the admission phase on Wednesday […]

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Students demonstrate to call on leaders to take action against climate change on March 15, 2019 in Rome

Climate: The Youth of the World on the Streets to Save the Planet

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World Youth is demonstrating this Friday 15th March, 2019 to raise awareness of the climate emergency. Meeting points are organised “in 1769 locations and 112 countries”. Thousands of young people are mobilizing on Friday 15th March, 2019 in several countries of Oceania and Asia to sensitize politicians to climate change, responding to the call made by Swedish Greta […]

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