Attal's first hundred days as French PM: Education still a priority?
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This week marks 100 days since France took on a new Prime Minister. Gabriel Attal is the youngest prime minister the country has ever had. He was also previously the country's Education minister. One of the first pledges Attal made at the time was to place teachers in front of students this academic year, a promise that's so far gone unfulfilled. For more analysis on France's flailing public school system, FRANCE 24's Genie Godula is joined by Saskya Vandoorn, journalist and parent, and Paul Smith, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Nottingham.