https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The latest PISA results reveal Spain's education system to have a gaping north south divide. https://www.thelocal.es/20191203/why-spain-is-failing-in-maths-and-science-teaching Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:10:43 +0100 why-spain-is-failing-in-maths-and-science-teaching A new survey of financial literacy shows one in six Spanish teens have only the most basic level of understanding when it comes to money matters. https://www.thelocal.es/20140709/financial-literacy-one-in-six-students-cannot-read-a-bill Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:53:00 +0200 financial-literacy-one-in-six-students-cannot-read-a-bill With everything in the news from racist food banks to politicians behaving badly, Spain's news was as action-packed as ever this week. Here The Local rounds up the news that mattered most. https://www.thelocal.es/20140404/from-merkel-to-migrants-spains-week-in-pics-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:11:10 +0200 from-merkel-to-migrants-spains-week-in-pics-2 Spain's results in future PISA tests will be much better if more is done to help students from immigrant backgrounds, experts have said in the wake of the country's poor showing in a recent PISA problem-solving exam. https://www.thelocal.es/20140404/immigrants-do-better-than-spanish-students-in-pisa-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:43:00 +0200 immigrants-do-better-than-spanish-students-in-pisa-2 A study based on findings from the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has revealed that Spanish 15-year-olds struggle with real-life problems such as booking tickets online or even using a vacuum cleaner. https://www.thelocal.es/20140401/spanish-students-fail-real-life-problems-test-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:01:00 +0200 spanish-students-fail-real-life-problems-test-2 Spain's students are still struggling with reading, science and maths despite all the money the country has spent on trying to improve its educational standards, the latest Pisa study results show. https://www.thelocal.es/20131203/spain-flunks-maths-in-pisa-test Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:06:00 +0100 spain-flunks-maths-in-pisa-test