Macron Promises Action for Students After Weeks of Protests

French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the government would announce “concrete measures” to address school students’ demands for more resources and better learning conditions.

The pledge followed weeks of classroom boycotts, closures and demonstrations that escalated into unrest across France.

Students have been pressing for improvements to the conditions in which they study, alongside additional resources for education.

Macron’s announcement signaled a government response to those demands, though no details of the promised measures or a timetable for their introduction were provided.