The main employers' association of state-funded schools, Escola Catòlica, inaugurated the school year this Tuesday. According to the secretary general, Antoni Vives, the schools experienced a 49% increase in students between the ages of 0 and 3. This growth was possible thanks to the massive allocation of places promoted by the Ministry of Education. The new school year began with an additional 936 students in the state-funded school, while the public school registered a decrease of 823. The increase in the state-funded school is attributed precisely to the expansion of state-funded education for the 0-3 stage. This year, nine more of the association's schools offer this stage of education, with a total of 32 state-funded schools offering this stage. "There are 21 more schools studying the implementation of the 0-3 stage for the 2026-2027 academic year, which would bring the total to around 50 schools," Vives explained. "We are committed to responding to the needs of families at this important stage, offering an effective and quality option," he added.

The Catholic School of the Balearic Islands (ECIB) has begun a legal battle against the order banning mobile phones and screens approved by the Ministry of Education, which will come into effect in the 2025-2026 academic year. According to the BOIB (Bolivian Institute of Education), the entity, the majority body in private-subsidized schools in the Balearic Islands, has filed an administrative appeal against the regulation, which is mandatory for both public and subsidized schools.