France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country

More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7208x4807+0+0/resize/7208x4807!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2Fcb%2F54df968b4dfba40b5189745f93d6%2Fap26279398075586.jpg' alt='Riot police use a water cannon as they face students during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Rennes, western France, Tuesday.'/><p>More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.</p><p>(Image credit: Jeremias Gonzalez)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5992819' />