Overview

• With a confidence vote expected on September 8, Élisabeth Borne says the planned measures will roll out in September regardless of the government’s fate.
• A new written mathematics exam arrives in première this year and the 2026 bac will tighten rules, ending rattrapage below 8/20, capping jury boosts at 50 points, and barring a pass below 9.5/20.
• The Evars program begins with three mandatory sessions in all schools, and the minister has asked each level to hold a start‑of‑year meeting with parents to address misinformation.
• Colleges will expand the “portable en pause” model requiring phones to be stored during the day, and ENT services pause updates after 20:00 on weekdays and through weekends.
• Curricular and evaluation updates include new French and math programs from preschool to 6e, mandatory AI training for 4e and seconde, and a brevet now weighted 60% by the exam, as unions report 2,600 teacher vacancies.