As some 12 million children prepared to head back to school this week, Education Minister Vincent Peillon said on Monday that the upcoming year would be one for “rebuilding” after what he called “years of cruel attacks against the education system” by the previous right-wing government.
During his time in office, former president Nicolas Sarkozy slashed some 80,000 teaching jobs in an effort to reduce spending. In contrast, Hollande has vowed to create 60,000 jobs in education over the next five years.
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