Esther Niubó
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- Sep 26
Catalan government proposes working groups on 6% education funding target
Catalan President Salvador Illa and Education Minister Esther Niubó convened parliamentary parties on Friday to launch two working commissions on school policy and funding, drawing opposition calls for binding timetables.
- Sep 24
Catalonia reinstates mandatory high school reading lists for 2027–2028 academic year
Catalan education officials presented a foundational learning guide in Cornellà de Llobregat, reversing a three-year policy to mandate common literary texts in Bachillerato.
- Jul 26
Catalonia's PISA 2025 sample invalid after 23% of students excluded, ombudsman opens probe
The Catalan ombudsman has opened an investigation after 23.2% of students selected for the 2025 PISA tests were excluded, far exceeding the 5% OECD limit and rendering the region's results incomparable with previous years or other territories.
- May 30
Catalonia Reaches Tentative Deal to End Teacher Strikes with €400 Monthly Pay Rise by 2029
After 16 days of intense negotiations, Catalonia's education department and major teachers' unions have reached a preliminary agreement to end months of strikes, offering a cumulative monthly salary increase of nearly €400 by 2029 and over 6,000 new specialist hires.
- May 29
Catalan teachers' unions stage sit-in at Education Department as seventh round of talks collapses, ninth strike day looms
Five Catalan education unions spent the night inside the regional Education Department headquarters in Barcelona after a marathon negotiation session ended without agreement, setting the stage for a ninth day of strikes.
