Anxious French parents spend 2.2 billion euros in private tutoring for children

Egalitarian? 

Where schools fail to educate children, parents reach deep into their pockets. English language training is just the tip of the iceberg.  (see L'enseignement de l'anglais et l'inégalité en France) 

Each year in France, parents spend 2.2 bilion euros on special tutoring (or "soutien scolaire") for their children, two to three times as much as in Germany or Spain. Why such anxiety? Is it justified? What can parents do?

In this article, Le Monde lists website that may help.