Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu asked ministers for proposals by the end of October 2026 on replacing absent teachers, the length of the school day and repairing older buildings.

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• 3,000 substitute teachers and proposals due by the end of October are a real start.

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• The government is already making concessions and drafting proposals, so in practice talks are happening anyway.

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