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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - linguistic segregation plan]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The linguistic segregation plan shows a strong imbalance: fail in Catalan in Primary]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-linguistic-segregation-plan-shows-strong-imbalance-fail-in-catalan-in-primary_1_5708919.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4030b28a-cc0c-42d5-8405-7a6f0ce30264_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Students from centers adhering to the pilot plan for free choice of language obtain significantly lower results in Catalan compared to Spanish. This is reflected in the data from a report that the Ministry of Education has delivered to STEI, which had requested it within the framework of the legal action against the plan.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:10:11 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Students at an educational center in the Balearic Islands.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The STEI warns of a linguistic imbalance and demands the withdrawal of the plan promoted by the Government]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Students in the linguistic segregation plan score 20 points less in Catalan than in Spanish]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/society/the-linguistic-segregation-plan-shows-strong-imbalance-failing-in-catalan-in-primary-school_1_5708917.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4030b28a-cc0c-42d5-8405-7a6f0ce30264_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Students from schools adhering to the pilot plan for free choice of language obtain significantly lower results in Catalan compared to Spanish. This is reflected in the data from a report that the Ministry of Education has delivered to STEI, which had requested it in the context of the lawsuit against the plan. According to this data, the average score out of 100 in the fourth-grade Primary tests places Catalan at 38 points, compared to 58 points for Spanish, 20 points less. This is the initial evaluation carried out in October 2024 in the participating schools, as established by the resolution regulating the plan. Specifically, the results correspond to the 11 schools that <a href="https://en.arabalears.cat/education/the-linguistic-segregation-plan-now-affects-5-800-students-and-has-tripled-the-budget_1_5586789.html" target="_blank">joined in the 2024-2025 academic year, while this year there are already 20 affiliated schools.</a>STEI considers that these figures demonstrate the limitations of the model promoted by the Government. The union recalls that the plan itself sets the objective for schools to "adopt measures to compensate for possible deficiencies in either of the two official languages".</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaume Cladera Mas]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:07:52 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Students at an educational center in the Balearic Islands.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The STEI warns of a linguistic imbalance and calls for the withdrawal of the plan promoted by the Government. The Department says these are initial results and that, when the final evaluation is available, a global analysis will be carried out.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The linguistic segregation plan now affects 5,800 students and has tripled the budget]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/education/the-linguistic-segregation-plan-now-affects-5-800-students-and-has-tripled-the-budget_1_5586789.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4ed7eb24-6ff6-42fe-a294-5f3acdd55a69_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>More than 5,800 students are participating this 2025-2026 academic year in the pilot program for language segregation in 20 publicly funded schools in the Balearic Islands (all of which are state-subsidized private schools), compared to 2,322 last year. This year, the program has been expanded to include secondary schools. Last year, it was introduced on a voluntary basis in eleven primary schools. This year, nine new schools that met the space and demand requirements have joined, bringing the total number of participating schools to 20, including the eleven from last year. According to official data from the Ministry of Education, the allocated budget has increased significantly: from €1,153,183 last year to €3,735,019 this year, to fund the necessary teaching hours in primary and secondary education. In Primary school, each group will receive seven hours, while in Secondary school, the hours allocated are those of the subject chosen by each school plus one hour of coordination per group, totaling 591 hours. </p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:42:54 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[IES Pasqual Calbo y Caldes (Maó)]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Unions, teachers, and Catalan language advocacy groups have warned that it could lead to a reduction in Catalan as a language of instruction and only benefit private schools.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[Educació triples the budget of the Linguistic Segregation Plan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.arabalears.cat/education/educacio-triples-the-budget-of-the-linguistic-segregation-plan_1_5575904.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/e80ccc9c-e93c-4d56-8f45-d5332997e9af_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The Balearic Islands Ministry of Education has tripled the funding allocated to the schools—all of which are state-subsidized—participating in the pilot program for language segregation in the 2025-2026 academic year. Last year, €1,153,183 was invested to cover six hours of teaching for each primary school class in the 11 participating schools, totaling 534 hours, as specified in a parliamentary response to the PSIB (Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands). This year, more schools have joined, and the program has been expanded to include secondary education, a change that will entail an expenditure of €3,735,019, to be distributed among schools offering both primary and secondary education and those offering only one of the two levels. Seven hours of teaching will be provided for each primary school class, given that the new curriculum includes an additional hour of mathematics (1,071 hours). In the case of Secondary Education, each school will be allocated the hours for the subject of its choice, plus one hour of coordination for each participating group. In total, 591 hours. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaume Cladera Mas]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:55:06 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Students in a classroom at an educational center in Palma.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The project, which has only been joined by private schools and has received a strong response from the educational community, is being implemented this year in Primary and Secondary education.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Mallorca Teaching Staff Board joins the fight for Catalan-language and democratic schools.]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/54801045-6b8c-41fc-8771-88ce9ede433f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>The unions of the Non-University Teaching Staff Board of Mallorca (STEI, ANPE, SIAU, UOB, UGT, Alternativa and CCOO) have unanimously approved supporting the Teachers' Assembly manifesto in favor of public schools and in Catalan, which was read in the educational centers of the Islands on June 11, and the university manifesto of the UIB. The manifesto demands that the school, as always, will continue "educating in democratic, anti-racist values and with scientific criteria" and that "it will continue to do so in Catalan", since the Catalan language is the "main tool for inclusion and social cohesion".</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[ARA Balears]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:33:11 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The unions of the Board of Non-University Teaching Staff of Mallorca.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[He has supported the manifesto of the Teachers' Assembly, which has also been supported by more than 150 educational centers throughout the Balearic Islands.]]></subtitle>
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