Overview
- The staggered start of the 2026–27 school year proceeded with general normality in multiple provinces, with schools reopening this week and regional authorities reporting no major incidents.
- Castilla y León began the term with its largest-ever teaching roster, more than 37,000 teachers, 551 more than last year, and a permanent provincial follow-up in place to monitor early needs.
- Galicia implemented new official ratio rules that include a 20-pupil maximum for 6.º de Infantil and stricter caps for multigrade classrooms, measures published in the Diario Oficial de Galicia to reduce class sizes in small rural schools.
- Demographic pressure is visible on the ground: O Salnés recorded about 500 fewer enrollments than last year and Taboadela could not open its nursery because too few children enrolled, forcing families to travel to other municipalities.
- Local infrastructure shortfalls triggered protests and refusals to enter schools, notably a demonstration of roughly 300 people in Dueñas and actions in parts of León, while councils rolled out school-transport and road-safety fixes to ease daily logistics.