Alcalá de Henares inaugurates school year amid educator protests

The official inauguration of the 2025/2026 school year in Alcalá de Henares took place at the Teatro Salón Cervantes, presided over by Mayor Judith Piquet. The event was attended by school directors and various regional education officials.

More than 31,000 students, aged 3 to 18, are returning to nearly fifty educational centers, including nursery schools, primary schools, secondary institutes, and vocational training centers. This represents an increase of nearly one thousand students compared to the previous academic year.

Simultaneously, members of the Plataforma de Escuelas Infantiles (PEI), known as the ‘Marea Amarilla’, held a protest near the venue. The demonstrators are demanding improved working conditions, including better salaries, lower student-to-teacher ratios, and increased staffing for public nursery schools.