The Spanish government approved an education reform which limits the power of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia

The bill provides that the Education Ministry of Education established 65% of the content of the subjects taught in Catalan classrooms. There will be retained at the end of primary school, secondary school, and disappear selectivity
Joan Serra

Barcelona | Updated 21/09/2012 14:54

 The cabinet has validated this Friday reviewing the Law on Education (LOE) in force since 2006. The draft organic law for the improvement of educational standards provides a step towards the centralization of the state.
Madrid will fix 65% of the content. The reform presented by the Minister of Education, José Ignacio Wert, plans to increase the percentage content of the curriculum set by the Spanish government. At present, the central government set a 55% content of these and other marks of the Government. The bill plans to increase this percentage to 65%. Thus, reducing the powers of the government to decide the contents of the courses.
Return the final exams and disappears selectivity. The bill also provides assessments throughout the country at the end of each educational stage. There will be an assessment at the end of secondary school and another at the end of high school, which will be essential for the titles disappear and selectivity. Wert had said he wants to introduce uniform assessments in these revalidated. At first, the Ministry of Education plans to introduce an assessment of third year students to identify learning gaps in reading, writing and mathematics, and a test at the end of the stage to decide if the student can happen of course.
Fewer subjects and hours of language, maths and science. State education reform reduced the number of subjects in secondary school, to increase the workload of the raw instrumental languages, mathematics and science. Wert to reduce the range of electives and create two unique itineraries quarter ESO oriented toward another school and vocational training (VET). The state also intends to implement a model of dual vocational training, as well as the Government has announced.
Wert added that this reform "look forward." The minister added that the aim is to exceed the rate of early school leaving, which is set at 26.5%, and facilitate the training of young people joining the labor market.
The owner also said that education reform "is a centralization." "We have the systems of territorial equity," said Wert, who said he has talked "extensively" with the autonomous communities. "Communities retain the entire management of the education system," said Minister .