By — Deema Zein Deema Zein By — Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/french-students-lead-massive-protests-demanding-more-education-funding Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio More than a quarter-million people poured into the streets across France on Tuesday, a dramatic development in a student-led movement that began at a single high school. In some cities, police and protesters clashed. French officials condemned what they called “extreme violence.” Deema Zein reports. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Oct 06, 2026 By — Deema Zein Deema Zein Deema Zein is a digital anchor, correspondent for PBS News/ PBS News Hour. By — Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart Eliot Barnhart is a producer at the PBS News Hour.