{"id":116586,"date":"2021-02-08T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T17:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fundaciobofill.mortensen.cat\/educational-equity-in-election-manifestos-what-are-the-parties-proposing\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T18:39:27","slug":"educational-equity-in-election-manifestos-what-are-the-parties-proposing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equitat.org\/en\/blog\/educational-equity-in-election-manifestos-what-are-the-parties-proposing","title":{"rendered":"Educational equity in election manifestos: what are the parties proposing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What significance is placed on educational equity in the election manifestos of the parties represented in the Parliament of Catalonia? Are they proposing measures to address the main challenges the education system faces? Before deciding who to vote for, find out!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The 2021 Catalan Parliament election on 14 February is a key date for schools because the education system of Catalonia is also determined at the ballot box<\/strong>. <\/strong>The Covid-19 crisis has made the shortcomings in our system even more apparent than ever and it has highlighted the inequalities existing in the education system in Catalonia. So, what is needed to deal with this? Two things: political will and clear strategic commitments to meet the main educational challenges.<\/p>\n

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We at Fundaci\u00f3 Bofill have met with representatives from all parties with seats in parliament in order to show them the document How to transform the education system<\/strong><\/a>, a brief publication that defines the 6 main challenges facing the education system and the 15 priority measures to deliver benefits in terms of equity and quality in the education system in Catalonia<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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These include challenges such as reducing school segregation<\/strong>, the need to update our education system<\/strong><\/strong> and eradicating absenteeism and school drop-out<\/strong>; other priority areas are mentioned, such as guaranteeing educational support to leave no child behind<\/strong>, beginning a path towards a high-quality universal 0-3 education<\/strong>, and eradicating educational inequalities out of school also<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Educational equity in election manifestos<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Education is a cornerstone of present-day society; indeed, educational equity should be at the core of any political project. Consequently, we have read the election manifestos of the parties represented in parliament to gain a better acquaintance of what education policy pledges they envisage and what educational challenges they fail to refer to or specifically define<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are many outstanding challenges and possible improvements. However, in the agenda How to transform the education system<\/strong> we have opted for those improvements that act as a lever for educational equity and which, in addition, have the potential to bring about broad consensus among the various parliamentary political powers<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Below we set out the 6 equity challenges and reveal the proposals included in the election manifestos in each of these spheres<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Achieving a nation without segregated schools <\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Ciutadans: <\/strong>the party mentions segregation, but it envisages measures that could escalate school segregation levels in many municipalities:<\/p>\n

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