French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said his government would announce “concrete measures” to address growing student demand for more resources in classrooms and better learning conditions.
The new programs come amid a wave of student protests that have grown into nationwide unrest.
“I have asked the government to address the legitimate demands at the root of this protest movement,” Mr. Macron said during a visit to the southern port city of Marseille.
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Protesters there stormed the city hall on Oct. 17 during a wave of looting and rioting, the nation’s worst unrest in years.
Authorities said Saturday’s turnout of protesters was more than 400,000, while demonstration organizers said it was double the French government figures.
France said it would deploy 3,000 additional substitute teachers to fill vacancies in struggling high schools.
The protesters’ demands come as France grapples with a record public debt and high poverty numbers in some quarters.
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