A hundred teachers, identified by yellow t-shirts with slogans like 'Enough is enough' or 'We defend public school', gathered this midday in Tàrrega's Plaça del Carme for a protest lunch. The meeting brought together representatives from the municipality's educational community, including public schools, municipal nurseries, ZER Guicivervi, and the school in Anglesola.

According to Manel Rodríguez, a teacher at Jacint Verdaguer school, the initiative arises after several days of mobilizations. The aim is to make the reasons for their demands visible to the public, primarily focusing on the lack of economic resources.

The educators lament the shortage of funding for reducing class sizes, expanding spaces, adapting and air-conditioning facilities, as well as improving salaries, which they claim have not been updated by the Generalitat in two decades. Recent salary increases, they noted, have been driven by the State.

Rodríguez pointed out that the Government is not fulfilling the commitment to invest 6% of GDP in education, set 19 years ago, with current investment around 2.7%, far below the European average.

Participants also read a manifesto, asserting that an inclusive school cannot be guaranteed without the necessary resources. "We can talk a lot about inclusion, but without real funding, it's impossible to achieve it," he stressed.

The protest coincides with a meeting between unions and the Minister of Education, Esther Niubó. Teachers are skeptical about progress and criticize a proposal they believe was agreed upon "behind the educational community's back" with CCOO and UGT.