Olga R. Sanmartín Madrid

Madrid

Updated Tuesday, February 6, 2024-00:37

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In education it is difficult to reach agreements, but there seems to be an overwhelming consensus among Spanish citizens that the current model of access to university is unfair and should be changed. The vast majority - 73% - demand that a single Selectivity be created that is the same in all the autonomous communities. Even 66% of those who voted for the PSOE in the last general elections of 23-J and 53% of those who opted for Sumar ask for it. Young people who are on the verge of starting their university career are the ones who are most committed to this single test model: 81% of those interviewed by

Sigma Dos

for

EL MUNDO

demand that they take the same exam throughout Spain.

Only a minority of all those surveyed - 18% - defend the current single university district, by which the grade that a student obtains in their autonomous community is used to enter any campus in Spain. As there are 17 different exams with different levels of difficulty and disparate correction criteria, students from the most demanding regions are left without a place in in-demand courses because they are overtaken by those from other territories that have taken easier exams.

Young people who aspire to go to university are well aware of this inequality, because they are the most harmed by it. That is why only 6.7% of those between 16 and 17 years old defend the model that exists now. It is the lowest percentage of all those interviewed. There are, on the contrary, 81% of respondents of high school age who require the same test in all the Autonomous Communities. This format is also demanded by 79% of those between 45 and 64 years old and by 71% of the so-called Logse generation (between 30 and 44 years old). The percentage is somewhat lower in the case of those over 65 years of age - 68% - and of young people between 18 and 29 years old - 67% -.

The Government of Pedro Sánchez has always been against a single Selectivity. In recent times, Minister

Pilar Alegría

promised to standardize the format and establish common correction criteria, but in the end she has not done so. In response to her inaction, the 11 autonomies governed by the PP have agreed to set a common exam for all students in those territories where 70% of the school population studies. The Sigma Dos survey reveals that this promise not only enjoys the approval of 90% of 'popular' voters and 87% of Vox voters, but is also supported by the majority of those who follow the socialists - 66 %- and Yolanda Díaz -53%-. The common Ebau is no longer a demand only of the right, but seems to be the most equitable solution also for left-wing voters.

The Sigma Dos survey, in this sense, points to a change in trend, as it shows an incipient but powerful social questioning of the existing disparities in schools that have been a consequence of the transfer of educational competencies to the autonomies. When interviewees are asked what are the two main problems that harm education, the second most cited answer is the lack of a single model. This is what 33% of those surveyed say and it is a perception that even 30% of PSOE voters and 22% of Sumar voters have.

The first most cited problem (by 44% of those interviewed) is the "continuous reforms of education laws." In reality, except for the period between 2013 and 2020, where the PP's Lomce was operating at half throttle, because its main measure - the revalidation - was never applied, all the educational laws that have existed in democracy have been promulgated by governments. of the PSOE. The 2020 Lomloe is a reform of the 2006 Loe, which, in turn, is a transcript of the 1990 Logse. The latest results of the PISA Report point to a progressive deterioration in academic results at least since 2000, when Spain began to participate in this international classification. It does not seem that these laws have hit the mark and now the Government is preparing "a shock plan" to improve student results in Language and Mathematics, in view of the failure in the OECD ranking.

Distrust of Lomloe has spread among families and among teachers. After the "continuous" reforms of education laws and the lack of a single model, the third problem most mentioned by those surveyed is that "effort is not rewarded" (25%). This message has resonated especially with boys and girls between 16 and 17 years old, who have the highest percentage (44%) of all age groups, although paradoxically they are the ones who benefit the most from the facilities that gives the Lomloe.

Other problems listed below are the lack of public investment, overcrowding in classrooms, the lack of agreement between the major parties, the low level of teachers and the lack of competition at different educational levels.

For supporters of the coalition government, the most serious problems are the "continuous" reforms of education laws and the lack of public investment. Although the budget issue is not something that keeps the right from sleeping, there is an immense majority of voters from all parties - 93% of the PSOE, 91% of Sumar, 86% of the PP and 75% of Vox - who are in favor of please dedicate more economic resources to education. Those who request it the most are those surveyed with a high economic level and, again, young people who are of school age.

THE MAJORITY SUPPORTS NOT INTERVENING IN THE RED SEA

The majority of respondents (44.8%) are in favor of the decision of the Government of Spain not to actively participate in military operations in the Red Sea to protect ships from attacks by the Yemeni Houthis, although Another 38.1% consider that the correct thing would be to support the United States and its other allies. The first position is supported mostly by Sumar voters (72%) and the second by Vox voters (60.3%).

SUPPORT FOR THE CELEBRATION OF FORMULA 1 IN MADRID

The news that Madrid will hold a Formula 1 grand prix is ​​supported by the majority of Spaniards, who completely (30.9%) or somewhat agree (22.3%), led by those who in the last general elections opted for the PP ballot. Among those who are little (12.9%) or not at all in favor (20.9) of this initiative, those who gave their vote to the candidacy of Yolanda Díaz stand out significantly.