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... .Located on the northern edge of Paris, Saint-Ouen will host a large chunk of the Olympic Village this summer, part of huge infrastructure projects that officials have touted as a game-changing legacy for the Seine-Saint-Denis area, the poorest in mainland France.

Cheikh, however, is more concerned about the chronic teacher shortages that have stripped her children of hundreds of hours of learning throughout the academic year.

"When you see the money they're pumping into the Olympics, which will last only a few weeks, it's infuriating," said the mother of five. "Our kids' education, that's where the future lies." ...