Student anger: unions demand more ambitious measures

Common points

• =The government presented a series of measures on October 26, including the gradual replacement of Parcoursup by 2028 and capping sophomore classes at 28 students.
• =High school and student organizations, as well as the SNES-FSU and UNEF, deemed the announcements insufficient and maintained calls for mobilization, including a strike on November 5.
• =La France Insoumise called for a vote in the Assembly on Parcoursup, denouncing a 'scam' according to several headlines.
• =Influencers were received at Matignon before high school and student organizations, which unions criticized.

Divergences

• ≠The left presents the measures as 'crumbs' or a 'smoke screen' and insists on structural issues; the right highlights François-Xavier Bellamy's critique that the debate focuses on Parcoursup to the detriment of the baccalaureate level.
• ≠The left describes the reception of influencers as a 'denial of democracy' or an off-track communication plan; the center and right mostly describe it as a communication operation that bypassed the unions.
• ≠The center favors practical modalities and verification of claims, an angle less present in left and right headlines.
• ≠The right emphasizes the cost of 5 to 6 billion euros and Jean-Michel Blanquer's defense of Parcoursup; the left highlights the continuation of the strike and unmet expectations.