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The Pisa ranking, produced by the OECD, evaluates education systems every three years. France has experienced a gradual decline in its results in recent years, particularly in mathematics and reading comprehension. The debate on religious symbols at school, particularly the abaya, has been recurring in France since the 2004 law on secularism.
Pisa ranking: France at its lowest and reading skills in free fall all over the world
In mathematics, France comes in 34th position. In comprehension, she ranks 28th. These are its lowest results recorded in more than 20 years. But the OECD ranking also shows a global regression in students' ability to read and understand.
“A betrayal of secularism”: Édouard Philippe “dismayed” by LFI’s proposal to reverse the ban on the abaya at school
For Édouard Philippe, “the law which prohibits the wearing of religious insignia at school (...) is a good law, it is well applied.”
“It’s the first time I’ve had a shower in eight months”: Les Bobos à la ferme, a third place that reinvents respite for caregivers
LE FIGARO DEMAIN - This unique site, founded by a couple who had been affected by disability, welcomes families facing the same difficulties in order to relieve them, for a day or a vacation.

The Ministry of National Education will review its questionnaire to postpone the distribution planned for November of a questionnaire on sexist and sexual violence intended for the 11 million students from the upper section to the final year, after criticism from unions and federations of parents of students on the content and form of the document, in particular on ambiguous wording and the absence of obligation to provide the first name.

The Ministry of National Education will review its questionnaire on gender-based and sexual violence intended for the 11 million students from the main section to the final year, initially planned for November, after union and parental criticism of its wording and administration methods, now subject to validation on October 1 instead of September 17.

Review of interviews and columns addressing the usefulness of mathematics, the crisis in global educational results illustrated by Pisa 2025, and concerns about the decline in the level of French students upon leaving high school.

France recorded its worst results in the Pisa ranking for more than 20 years, with a fall in mathematics and comprehension. Carlos Ghosn requests the postponement of his corruption trial from Beirut, while a third place in France offers respite to family caregivers.

Around 50,000 pieces of cooling equipment have been acquired by French schools since mid-July thanks to the emergency plan carried out with EDF, announced Minister Édouard Geffray.

Former Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire proposes bringing forward entry into kindergarten from three years to one year to reduce linguistic inequalities from a very young age, while calling for more autonomy for schools and a reorientation of the objectives of the education system towards professional integration.