Maisa, a 17-year-old in a deprived Paris suburb who aspires to be an English teacher, joined tens of thousands of other students and their supporters this week in protests that spread across France over dilapidated schools, classroom overcrowding and teacher shortages.
Mass protests by teachers and retired judges, road closures and last-minute construction work caused chaos in Mexico's capital just eight days before the first World Cup match kicks off on 11 June.
Thousands of striking teachers rallied in Mexico City demanding better retirement conditions and policy reversals.
Around 400 teachers and students from EU schools in Brussels staged a half-day strike Wednesday, protesting poor employment conditions for locally hired teachers. They demand union representation, pension rights, and official teacher status. A full-day strike is planned for April 1.
In Croatia, unions representing teachers staged a protest to demand higher wages. The demonstration saw hundreds of participants marching in the country's capital, Zagreb. The unions also protested the introduction of evaluations of public services.
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