Baccalaureate: The hardest high school exam in the world?

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FRENCH CONNECTIONS, Thurs. 23.06.16: This week we focus on a rite of passage for French teenagers: sitting the Baccalaureate, the national school-leaving exam commonly known as the "bac". French people love to brag that the bac is the hardest exam in the world. But is it still relevant today? With a pass rate close to 90% and no job guaranteed at the end, critics are calling for reform.

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