Elisa Silió

Monitoring will no longer rely on exhaustive infection counts but on a sentinel network of experts. The omicron strain keeps pushing up infections, adding difficulties to the return to school

The recommendation affects early and elementary education; a group with up to four infected students or under 20% of the class would no longer see all students sent home to isolate

The regions and central government reached an agreement today on the return to the classrooms, despite claims by some officials last week that older children may have to study from home

According to a new report, 19.9% of youngsters between the ages of 18 and 24 fell into the NEET category in 2020 – a problem that was exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic

While only one institution is in the top 200, several have been listed in this year’s QS rankings for subjects

Student applications have risen 30% since the 2016 referendum, but uncertainty remains over the future of the Erasmus exchange program

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

Spanish high school students perform worse on PISA tests than Finnish pupils, even though they spend 246 more hours in the classroom

The influential ARWU list shows Barcelona University within the 151-200 tier, but educators say centers in Spain are underfunded

Dual programs are on the rise and math is becoming a hot option because of its excellent job prospects

If Great Britain crashes out of the European Union, it is unclear whether Spanish students will receive the financial support they should be due under the popular program

Experts put the lack of literacy down to the use of social networks and the fact fewer young people read and write

The PP’s Cristina Cifuentes continues to resist pressure to resign despite irregularities over degree course, and made surprise appearance at an official event on Wednesday

Two opposition groups want Cristina Cifuentes to resign over a case affecting a major public university in the region, and which has raised the question of corruption in her Popular Party once more

Podemos manages to divert €414,000 to training of legal personnel in abuse issues

Regional government spent almost €6 million on exhibitions and advertising for project

Conservative leader emerges as the standard-bearer for Popular Party regeneration

Madrid education chiefs accused of ignoring long-standing problems at Ciudad de Jaén

Disabled 16-year-old had informed police she was the victim of “four or five” people

Official did not do enough to help bullied 16-year-old, says Madrid education department

Some Madrid stores are striving to offer unique playthings not advertised on the box

Two demonstrators injured in scuffles with authorities outside Alcorcón apartment

No attempt made on Tuesday to seal off building or apartment of Teresa Romero

Woman treated priest who died from virus after being brought to Madrid from Sierra Leone

The sale of state-owned homes to private firms has left hundreds of families facing eviction

Sat across from the Bernabéu stadium, the Palacio de Congresos has been empty since 2012