Overview
- The government unveiled a concessions package on Tuesday that it says will expand university capacity, reverse planned teacher cuts and offer targeted funds to regions and universities.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray confirmed Parcoursup will stay in 2027 with improved rejection explanations and be replaced by a modern admissions system by 2028.
- Officials pledged 15,000 new study places, a cap of 28 pupils in 'Seconde' that requires hiring more than 1,300 teachers, and the reversal of a planned cut of 836 teaching posts.
- The state offered a €5 billion credit to regional authorities with €1 billion earmarked for universities, but school unions are demanding €10 billion and have vowed to keep blockades and protest days.
- The unrest has caused violent incidents and commercial damage estimated at about €1 billion by Medef, prompting President Macron to offer €50,000 loans to shopkeepers and raising the risk of wider social disruption.