Education laws after Franco: Implications for Catalonia

Abstract

This article reviews national organic laws on education after the Franco regime until today, as well as the Catalonian laws, and analyzes particular aspects that affect the quality and structure of the educational system. Special attention is paid to aspects that have to do directly with the particular features of Catalonia as a nation, which should be reflected in our educational system. The general conclusion is that there is an overabundance of general laws that are too detailed, and that the educational system is advancing towards a gradual process of recentralization despite the fact that full jurisdiction over education has been transferred. The article constitutes a biased reading of the powers that the Spanish Constitution has invested in the Spanish Ministry of Education.