https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A blind teacher in southern France was baffled to be called in to supervise students during a an exam. Despite her appeals that she wasn't est suited, her school forced her to do it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150701/france-blind-teacher-told-to-supervise-exams Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:36:12 +0200 france-blind-teacher-told-to-supervise-exams One month before thousands of pupils across France sit their all-important baccalaureate exams, France’s Ministry of Education has set out a raft of measures aimed at thwarting the cheaters among them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130527/france-to-crack-down-on-school-exam-cheats Mon, 27 May 2013 17:34:00 +0200 france-to-crack-down-on-school-exam-cheats Students sitting an entrance exam for some of France’s top business schools must have thought their dreams had come true when an essay posted online three months earlier appeared on their test, or at least for those with smartphones. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130423/top-school-exam-gaffe-lets-students-google-the-answers Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:29:00 +0200 top-school-exam-gaffe-lets-students-google-the-answers