Schools and institutes remain uncertain about the arrival of English assistants this school year

Schools and institutes remain uncertain about the arrival of English assistants this school year

Almost 800 schools and institutes in the Community of Madrid still do not know if they will have English assistants in their classrooms this new school year. “The Community of Madrid announced its own conversation assistant program to try to resolve those who missed the deadline to apply for the central government’s subsidy. To date, with the new school year started, there is no explanation beyond the headline from the regional administration at the end of last school year,” says María Carmen Morillas, president of Fapa Francisco Giner de los Ríos, with more than 1,000 federated associations.

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A book compiles 101 stories about 101 Valencian characters, 'heroes or villains'

A book compiles 101 stories about 101 Valencian characters, ‘heroes or villains’

What would the first Valencian be like? Gustavo Zaragoza has imagined the reality of that Neanderthal whose remains were found in a cave and is considered the oldest documented human in our territory. This is one of the 101 short stories that as many Valencian authors – or related to the Comunitat – have contributed to Editorial Vinatea (a foundation that donates its profits to charitable causes), about 101 Valencian characters who, readers will judge, can be considered heroes, villains, or perhaps both depending on the perspective from which they are viewed.

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The blow to employment in the interior of Castellón: from Marie Claire to Importaco or Frost-trol

The blow to employment in the interior of Castellón: from Marie Claire to Importaco or Frost-trol

It is not a made-up story, although it catches your attention when you read it: one of the people affected by the closure of the century-old Marie Claire plant in Vilafranca del Cid, in Els Ports, ended up coming down from their village every day to work at the Importaco almond factory in La Vall d’Alba, in La Plana Alta, which is now also closing after the spectacular fire last May. “What happened with Importaco has been a disaster,” explains Javier Ferreres, UGT-PV FICA general secretary in the Castellón regions. “Here we have felt disheartened. Meetings have been held, yes, but nothing has been achieved. Just like with Marie Claire, nothing was achieved but there were gestures, here nothing,” he emphasizes, jumping from one closure to another, weaving the course of a labor market, the Castellón one, which is especially conditioned by geography, but also by communications and infrastructure.

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