Schools that don't comply with the minimum standards decree, teachers who switch languages ​​or don't master it. Students with negative attitudes towards Catalan fueled by social media content. An inspection department incapable of verifying with evidence whether a school complies with current language regulations: what happens inside the classrooms is only known by those present, a situation that benefits the offenders. And yet, students' Catalan proficiency plummets year after year. Schools remain the last bastion of the Catalan language. Teachers and the Ministry of Education know this, even though they make deals with Vox on measures that diminish its influence, such as the Linguistic Segregation Plan. We spoke with professionals about what should be done for schools to once again speak Catalan.

Marga Prohens' third year in office beIt's a pre-campaign period. December has already set the tone for 2026 with the elections in Extremadura, on the one hand, and the MÉS congress for Mallorca, on the other, because the opposition is also preparing for the 2027 elections. The president has ruled out, for now, the possibility of bringing forward elections in the Balearic Islands, despite tensions with Vox's partners. But that scenario could change depending on the results of the elections in Aragon and Andalusia, which will serve to gauge the PP's chances. It will also depend on the needs of the party's national leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who is looking for the opportune moment to end the 'Sanchismo' (the influence of Pedro Sánchez) and is counting on the regional leaders as a weapon.

As much as we might want to deny it, many of us take advantage of the arrival of the new year to make a list—whether involuntarily or deliberately—whether written down or kept in our heads, of proposals for improvement and pending projects. A significant number of those who succumb to the temptation to jot them down, in any case, forget them before the first month of the new year is over, while some manage to muster the necessary drive to carry them out and keep them in mind at all times. In the cultural sphere, there are numerous pending issues in the Balearic Islands, some structural and others more anecdotal and unique. Among the former, there are a handful that will have to be resolved throughout 2026. These are the main challenges in the cultural field on the horizon of the year that has just begun.