France protests continue

NPR | By Eleanor Beardsley

Published October 6, 2026 at 4:45 PM CDT

French high school students are marched together as they demanded better learning conditions at their schools. Several hundred thousand students turned out in cities across France.

Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley is an NPR correspondent based in Paris, France.

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