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Ana Torres Menárguez

SOCIETY

First lockdown, then Storm Filomena: Why Spanish families are struggling to maintain work-life balance

Ana Torres Menárguez/Cristina Saldaña|Madrid | 19-01-2021 - 13:14 UTC

After enduring strict coronavirus restrictions, parents in Madrid are once again having to juggle childcare duties with teleworking with schools closed due to the extreme weather

EDUCATION

Thousands drive through Spanish streets to protest new education reform

Ana Torres Menárguez/Margot Molina/El País|Madrid / Seville | 23-11-2020 - 10:19 UTC

Parents with children in state-subsidized 'concertado' schools say the rules will undermine their right to choose by granting too much power to the state

CORONAVIRUS

As cold sets in, Spanish schools face dilemma: leave windows open or risk coronavirus contagion?

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 12-10-2020 - 06:26 UTC

The safety protocols negotiated between central and regional education authorities make no provisions for the drop in temperature, and some students are forced to sit near wet, drafty spots

CORONAVIRUS

For Spain’s youngest students, no going back to school this academic year

Ana Torres Menárguez/Ignacio Zafra|Madrid | 14-05-2020 - 16:07 UTC

Regional education chiefs reject recommendations by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to open up classrooms for children up to six years of age when Phase 2 of the deescalation plan goes into effect

EDUCATION

Spain’s universal pass plan for students runs into regional rejection

Ana Torres Menárguez/Ignacio Zafra|Madrid / Valencia | 16-04-2020 - 15:44 UTC

Madrid, Murcia, Basque Country and others say they disagree with the central government's proposal to make up for the negative impact of the school closures due to the coronavirus crisis

CORONAVIRUS

Spanish students to get a passing grade due to coronavirus confinement

Ana Torres Menárguez/Ignacio Zafra/Beatriz Lucas|Madrid | 15-04-2020 - 15:54 UTC

Education officials will let teachers award varying grades depending on performance during the first two terms

CORONAVIRUS

Ten million students told to stay home in Spain in bid to slow spread of coronavirus

Berta Ferrero/Pablo Linde/Juan José Mateo/El País/Ana Torres Menárguez/Ignacio Zafra|Madrid | 12-03-2020 - 11:43 UTC

Madrid mayor is considering closing bars and restaurants as cases in the region reach 2,000

EDUCATION

Spain receives its worst ever science results in PISA test

Ana Torres Menárguez/Elisa Silió|Madrid | 03-12-2019 - 15:04 UTC

Spanish students scored below the OECD average, ranking on the same level as pupils from Lithuania, Hungary and Russia

HEALTH

Spain has lowest annual mortality rate in the EU

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 18-07-2019 - 10:13 UTC

In 2016, there were 829 deaths for every 100,000 people, far below the average of 1,002

Technology

Screened out: The Spanish teens hooked on technology

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 18-04-2019 - 06:41 UTC

In Spain, one in every five people between the ages of 10 and 25 suffer from behavioral problems related to video games, cell phones and other digital devices

EDUCATION

Catalonia fights socioeconomic segregation at school

Ana Torres Menárguez/Jessica Mouzo | 20-03-2019 - 08:08 UTC

Authorities warn about the existence of “ghetto schools” where more than half of all students are foreign-born

Education

Madrid to introduce free public daycare from 2019

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 28-01-2019 - 07:48 UTC

Nearly 9,000 children up to three years of age are set to benefit from the measure, which will be applied in 68 centers

EDUCATION

Why Spain’s bilingual schools are full of teachers with poor English skills

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 18-12-2018 - 07:40 UTC

The sector has grown so quickly there are not enough trained professionals to meet the demand

EDUCATION

Could this program stop children from believing in gender stereotypes?

Ana Torres Menárguez | 28-05-2018 - 06:50 UTC

Female professionals are visiting schools in Spain to inspire young girls to pursue careers in science and technology

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Facebook seeks multilingual staff for a new center monitoring harmful content

Ana Torres Menárguez | 18-05-2018 - 11:23 UTC

Barcelona rumored to be the host city for the external company, as control strategy becomes a priority for the social media giant

Education

Memorize or innovate? Cambridge’s Spanish faculty members compare methods

Ana Torres Menárguez|Cambridge | 10-05-2018 - 06:41 UTC

Educators at the prestigious British university criticize learning model used in Spain’s public institutions

education

The homeschooled Spanish prodigy headed for a British university

Ana Torres Menárguez | 21-07-2017 - 06:57 UTC

Leonel Virosta’s case highlights problems gifted children face within Spanish education system

Education

“The traditional method of teaching English isn’t working”

Ana Torres Menárguez|Bologna | 10-05-2017 - 11:09 UTC

Project-based language learning method with focus on culture is tested in Spain’s Catalonia region

INTERVIEW

Spanish professor: “At Harvard, no question is ever considered stupid”

Ana Torres Menárguez|Boston | 07-04-2017 - 06:45 UTC

Madrid-born academic José Manuel Martínez compares the Spanish and US education systems

EMPLOYMENT

Looking for a job in Spain? Start by forgetting the employment pages

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 19-09-2016 - 09:58 UTC

Networking is 80% of the work, say the experts who advise graduates on kick-starting their careers

LEARNING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The Cambridge English exam: to sit or not to sit?

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 01-08-2016 - 14:00 UTC

When it comes to learning English, expert opinion varies on the benefits of focusing on a qualification

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

How I got hired at Google Spain – and it wasn’t with a tech background...

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 05-04-2016 - 07:32 UTC

EL PAÍS talks to people at the company’s Madrid HQ with little knowledge of computing

TECHNOLOGY

“Anybody who is reasonably smart can make it in Silicon Valley”

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 26-11-2015 - 08:08 UTC

Adeyemi Ajao, cofounder of Tuenti, discusses life among the California tech set

GASTRONOMY

How to set up a food truck in Spain

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 13-07-2015 - 12:37 UTC

Becoming a mobile food vendor may be a challenge, but the trend is still growing

TOURISM

Madrid goes in search of its leitmotiv

Víctor Barreira/Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 28-08-2012 - 12:16 UTC

Visitor numbers are down in the Spanish capital Experts say the city has yet to find a coherent identity to present to the outside world

FOOD

Keeping 'chufa' rooted on the sidewalks of Madrid

Ana Torres Menárguez|Madrid | 19-07-2012 - 12:14 UTC

Three shops in the city are still making traditional 'horchata'

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