She is a rising political star and a striking immigrant success story from France’s ghetto-like suburbs, but Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem faces huge obstacles in fighting the inequality she herself overcame.
“The system in France is like we’re all running the 100m, but some have a 30-metre head start and some start 30 metres behind,” she says.
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