Conclusions of Part II

I. After a period in which numerous, occasionally very ambitious plans for reorganizing the French educational system were developed - none of which, almost without exception, were ever put into practice - reform of the educational system and the schools was begun in earnest, abruptly with the beginning of the Fifth Republic. In this area as in others, the consolidation of power relationships made it possible to move from discussions, deliberations, and planning to decision and implementation.