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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - linguistic segregation]]></title>
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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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