Teachers in struggle: thirty thousand souls take Valencia in indefinite strike

The third week of the indefinite strike by non-university public school teachers has mobilized more than 30,000 people in Valencia. The unions have presented a new proposal that, for now, lacks a negotiation date. The atmosphere is tense, with daily gatherings and a large unitary demonstration scheduled for Wednesday. The regional minister has already met with the parties to address the crisis, although without concrete progress.

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Educational technology remains on standby without teachers in the classrooms 💻

While the digital hallways of platforms like Aules and Webex empty of activity, the technical debate focuses on the lack of maintenance of computer equipment. Without teachers, the educational management systems of the Generalitat Valenciana operate at a crawl, with servers barely processing incidents. The digital divide worsens when there is no one to turn on the projectors or update the content. The unions warn that without staff, pedagogical innovation is dead letter.

The regional minister seeks solutions while exams take a coffee break ☕

The regional minister met with the unions to try to unblock the conflict, but the teachers seem to have found a new pedagogical method: infinite patience. Meanwhile, students wonder if the strike is another subject they will pass by attendance. At the current rate, the next emergency plan will not be educational, but rather to prevent school cafeterias from going bankrupt due to a lack of customers.