Education
Experts say the keys to poor performance at PISA should be studied thoroughly and in time
Before meeting this Friday with representatives of 900 schools in the ACV, the Education Counsellor, Begoña Pedrosa, met this afternoon with a group of experts to discuss the shortcomings of the education system, one of which, Junkal Gutierrez, explained that there is not a single factor that explains the poor results shown by the PISA report and that can be varied.
The Department of Education will meet this afternoon with the evaluation expert team to discuss the results of the PISA report
Today's meeting will be chaired by Counsellor Begoña Pedrosa and will serve, among other things, to analyse the shortcomings of the education system. All these reflections will be transferred to the representatives of the 900 schools that will meet tomorrow in the BEC to take steps together.
Sanchez blames the PP for PISA's poor performance, and Feijóo for "education socialism."
During his congressional appearance, the President of the Spanish Government said that some autonomous communities run by the PP do not use educational resources.
EITB Data on Mental Health, Lehendakari Meeting Round and PISA Report Results
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What's behind the results of the PISA report?
Education expert Lucas Gortázar and professor and pedagogue Nelida Zaitegi explain the keys to the results of the PISA report. Although there are several variables, they agree that technology and Artificial Intelligence have a direct impact.
Gimeno stresses that the presence of immigrant students affects Navarre's PISA results
Pedrosa acknowledges the poor results of the PISA report
The Education Counsellor has stressed that improving these results is part of the Department of Education 's strategy and has attributed the results to the global trend.
The Basque Country has a low repetition rate and Navarre is above average in reading comprehension, science and mathematics
However, the PISA report shows a further decline in the scientific, mathematical and reading skills of students in the Basque Country, placing them close to the last positions in the State and well below the European average.
The President's meeting round begins, the publication of the PISA report and the Hondarribia Boast
In two words, a summary of what will be news of the Present today.
The new course begins in the ACV, focusing on improving skills, coexistence and digital health
The deployment of the Comprehensive Strategy 2025-2028, promoted by the Department of Education, will mark the current and next courses, conditioned by demographic declines and the use of AI.
X-ray of the new school year
There will be news: the start of the school year, the new EITB news season and FesTVal
280,386 students start the school year in the Basque Country on Monday
There will be 59,200 fewer students in 2026-2027 than last year, when there were 339,586 students.
Pedrosa: "Depending on the sociolinguistic area, maybe the decisions should be different."
At the beginning of the course, ETB has spoken with the Education Counsellor, Begoña Pedrosa, to discuss the challenges facing the department for the new course, including improving the skills of students, ending segregation and measures to combat heat. In addition, language project coordinators will be placed in the centres, supervised by the Euskera Institute.
With the new school year knocking on the door, families are making the latest purchases
A few days before the start of the school year, families are making the latest purchases, which, with books, clothing and school supplies, means an average cost per pupil of around EUR 500.
Euskadi launches Hezigiro thermal comfort plan in schools
Education is already piloting four schools in Bizkaia: the CEIP Bagatza in Barakaldo, the IES Luis Briñas-Santutxu in Bilbao, the IPI Pagasarribide in Bilbao and the CEIP Indautxu in Bilbao.
They've corrected the underhand math exams in Basque
Counsellor Pedrosa: "The Euskera test has dropped 0.5. Is it significant? We have seen a decline in USaP at the state level
The Minister of Education of the Basque Government, Begoña Pedrosa, has been to the Faktoria programme of Euskadi Irratia, where she has talked, among other things, about the results of the USaP. With regard to the Euskera exam, she has said that with regard to the Euskera exam in the USaP the note has dropped 0.5.
In fact, in the regular USaP call, based on provisional data, the average grade in Basque Language and Literature has been 6.34, above the provisional overall average (6.33). The results have been lower in other subjects: History, 6.10; Chemistry, 5.94; Mathematics, II, 5.08; Mathematics applied to the Social Sciences, 5.05; or Physics, 3.98.
Justice asks the UPV/EHU not to consider, cautiously, the zeros in the average grade of the USaP Euskera exam
Several administrative courts in Bilbao have considered the appeals filed by several families of young people who obtained zero and will send a letter to the UPV/EHU not to take into account the zeros obtained in the Euskera exam on average. Tomorrow the pre-enrollment deadline opens.
They held a huge Little Schools party in Zizurkil
The Mendigain school in Zizurkil has organized this year's party, in which 27 small schools have participated. The organizers have stressed that "small schools and villages feed each other and together build the future of our people", for which they want small towns and neighbourhoods alive.