France’s students are angry about more than crumbling classrooms and missing teachers

Beneath a wave of school protests in France lies a more existential worry: the future prospects of an entire generation

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Say what you will about France's high schools, they still produce world-class slogan writers. Here's a brief selection spotted during three weeks of blockades and marches over chronic teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling buildings:

Pas d'avenir, pas de calme" (No future, no calm). Diplomes aujourd'hui, precaires demain" (Graduates today, insecure tomorrow). Vous detruisez notre futur, on bloque votre present" (You destroy our future, we block your present).