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French student protests: 'There's been lack of investment in education for years now'

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France's student protests are exposing what educators describe as years of structural neglect, widening educational inequalities and the cumulative consequences of controversial reforms. “We've been ignored basically about every demand we made,” Berra-Vescio says. He also condemns the police response to the demonstrations, warning that repression is unlikely to weaken a movement rooted in years of frustration over the future of public education.

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WORLDThe Guardian

‘This is not poker’: Alberta goes to polls in referendum that has exposed divisions, not least among separatists

Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold second binding independence vote Albertans are going to the polls to decide their place in Canada, in a referendum that has exposed deep divisions within the province, not least in the separatist movement itself. On Monday, voters will respond to the question of whether Alberta should remain in Canada, or hold a second binding independence referendum.

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