The government has taken no more than 20 days to implement the decree it approved to accelerate projects and has already granted the status of "special strategic interest" to the private Faculty of Medicine and other health studies promoted by the Beato Luis Belda University Center, affiliated with the Catholic University of San Pablo CEU. This declaration allows it to be located in the well-known Riskal building, a business project that failed and had failed to consolidate any of the activities it hosted.

The Public Services Federation of the UGT Balearic Islands has requested an investment plan for air conditioning and ventilation in schools so that "it does not depend on families or staff." This is one of the demands put forward by the union in response to the news. published this Friday in the ARA Baleares, which explains that families and teachers have financed the purchase of fans and air conditioning equipment "out of pocket."

The intense heat of June and September impacts the routine of schools. Most of these buildings, often old and poorly insulated, lack adequate air conditioning: facades without thermal protection, single-pane or poorly fitted windows, and only a few have fans to try to alleviate the temperature. In classrooms measuring 40 square meters, where more than 25 children and one teacher are concentrated, thermal comfort is almost impossible to achieve. Few schools can boast modern cooling systems or exterior insulation that maintain an optimal temperature without relying exclusively on these devices. Faced with this reality, marked by obsolete buildings and where extreme temperatures are a constant, it is families, teachers, and students who are taking the initiative to find solutions. The Ministry of Education has implemented the Air Conditioning Plan, but it will take years to reach all schools.

The platform The Public is not touched This Thursday, the Balearic Islands Public Education Commission (CEIP) denounced the closure of 3-year-old classrooms in several schools in the Balearic Islands, planned for the 2025-2026 academic year. The platform has opted to eliminate classes and groups in several centers. This decision, the platform considers, a "loss of a historic opportunity" to improve the quality of the public system and reduce school enrollment ratios.