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rganizing schools according to the needs of France's 14 million children and never forgetting those aged 0-18 when developing public policy are not just necessities for the present, but imperatives for the country's future. This is especially true at a time when alarming findings are piling up about young people's mental health, the crisis in parenting, the weaknesses of the school system, and the influence of social media. That is why the proposals contained in the report adopted on Sunday, November 23, by the citizens' convention on children's time, should be welcomed and implemented.
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French citizens' convention calls for sweeping school schedule reform
Free from bureaucratic, corporatist, or political constraints, the 133 randomly selected citizens delivered a series of proposals on all childhood-related issues, drawing on collective expertise gained after consulting specialists. By adopting these orientations by a large majority, the convention's members demonstrated, in the midst of a parliamentary crisis over the budget, that it is possible to reach compromises, even on divisive issues.
