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.

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 joined in the 2024-2025 academic year, while this year there are already 20 affiliated schools.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".

New linguistic controversy in the Balearic Islands.STEI The union has expressed its strong disagreement with the proposal from the Balearic Government's Department of Culture to update the equivalency of ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) and Bachillerato (Upper Secondary Education) qualifications with official Catalan language certificates. The initiative plans to lower the minimum grade required to obtain a B2 level in Secondary Education and a C1 level in Bachillerato from 8 to 7. The union denounces that this measure is justified by the need to adapt to the new qualitative grading system, but considers that, in reality, it represents another concession by the Popular Party government to Vox's demands to "devalue and belittle" the Catalan language in the Balearic Islands. According to STEI, the decision contrasts with indicators that point to a progressive decline in the level of Catalan proficiency among students year after year.

The union has criticized the Balearic Government this Friday for its "inaction" in improving the working conditions of employees in state-subsidized private schools. According to the union, since the beginning of the legislative term, the Ministry of Education "has called into question the framework agreement signed in March 2023 with the Minister of Education of the previous government, the Socialist Martí March," and "in fact, thanks to that 'less than ideal' agreement, the payment of the second bonus has been implemented, albeit in practice, in the schools." The STEI union criticizes that, despite the current Government's promises, "no proposals have been seen to improve the working conditions of state-subsidized private school employees." As a form of protest, union representatives and permanent staff from the sector will hold a demonstration this Tuesday, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, in front of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands. Salary debt

It also mentions the debt stemming from the 2.9% ruling, which benefited public sector employees and which STEI requested be paid simultaneously to both public and subsidized private schools. "The subsidized private school committee has not met even once to discuss the recovery of that 2.9%, despite repeated requests from STEI." Meanwhile, public school teachers have already received 65% of the debt owed to them in their September paychecks and have an agreement to receive the remainder in February 2026. Furthermore, the union indicates that the 2023 agreement stipulated the start of negotiations "to introduce improvements to lighten the burden," but "there has been no progress." Regarding the six-year service increments, although they have been implemented gradually, "once the halfway point of the legislature has passed, this issue has not been addressed." The STEI union urges the Regional Ministry of Education "to convene the subsidized private school negotiating table imminently and to put in writing an agreement that satisfies the demands of subsidized private school teachers, moving from words to action."

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