Grumbling in the colleges of central Paris.
In these socially advantaged neighborhoods, parents denounce the sacrifice of brilliant students on the altar of diversity.
The mechanical effect of the reform of Affelnet, this software for assigning college students to high school.
In March, the rectorate had clearly displayed the color: put an end to “level” high schools and this “deadly logic” of fierce competition between excellent students at the entrance of reputable establishments, such as Charlemagne, Sophie-Germain or Fénelon.
The objectives, too, were clear: to promote social diversity, but also - and this is the great revolution - educational diversity.
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The results are there.
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Middle school students were able to enter Charlemagne,
" said Claire Mazeron, academic director at the rectorate of Paris, where we welcomed the effects of the reform on June 28.
The satisfaction rate of scholarship students on the first three wishes reached 95%, against 84%
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