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Rally outside the Madrid Regional Ministry of Education in connection with the indefinite education strike A woman holding a sign during a rally in connection with the indefinite education strike, outside the Madrid Regional Ministry of Education, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. The indefinite strike in Madrid’s public education system enters its second week of protests and partial work stoppages. Teachers are demanding lower student-to-teacher ratios, higher salaries, and more staff. OCTOBER 19, 2026 Madrid, Madrid, Spain Copyright: xEduardoxParrax 7855415

Rally in front of the Madrid Regional Government’s Department of Education in connection with the indefinite teachers’ strike. Police attempt to prevent protesters from entering the event attended by the president of the Madrid Regional Government during a rally in connection with the indefinite teachers’ strike, in front of the Madrid Regional Government’s Department of Education, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. The indefinite strike in Madrid’s public education system enters its second week of protests and partial walkouts. Teachers are demanding lower class sizes, higher salaries, and more staff. OCTOBER 19, 2026 Madrid, Madrid, Spain Copyright: xEduardoxParrax 7855414

Teachers Block Several Roads During Education Strike in Madrid Teachers block the service road of the A3, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Public school teachers in the Community of Madrid began an indefinite strike last Wednesday, October 14, to demand more resources and better working conditions. The strike was called by the unions CCOO, CGT, CNT, Solidaridad Obrera, STEM, and UGT, as well as by the teacher advocacy groups Educación Especial Digna, Menos Lectivas, and Queremos FP. Among their main demands are the restoration of a maximum of 17 weekly class periods in secondary education and vocational training and 22 in elementary school, and the reduction of class sizes to 13 in preschool, 15 in elementary school, 20 in secondary Copyright: xAlejandroxMartinezxVÃ lezx 7854629

Teachers Block Several Roads During Education Strike in Madrid Teachers block the service road of the A3, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Public school teachers in the Community of Madrid began an indefinite strike last Wednesday, October 14, to demand more resources and better working conditions. The strike was called by the unions CCOO, CGT, CNT, Solidaridad Obrera, STEM, and UGT, as well as by the teacher advocacy groups Educación Especial Digna, Menos Lectivas, and Queremos FP. Among their main demands are the restoration of a maximum of 17 weekly class periods in secondary education and vocational training and 22 in elementary school, and the reduction of class sizes to 13 in preschool, 15 in elementary school, 20 in secondary Copyright: xAlejandroxMartinezxVÃ lezx 7854628

Teachers Block Several Roads During Education Strike in Madrid Teachers block the service road of the A3, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Public school teachers in the Community of Madrid began an indefinite strike last Wednesday, October 14, to demand more resources and better working conditions. The strike was called by the unions CCOO, CGT, CNT, Solidaridad Obrera, STEM, and UGT, as well as by the teacher advocacy groups Educación Especial Digna, Menos Lectivas, and Queremos FP. Among their main demands are the restoration of a maximum of 17 weekly class periods in secondary education and vocational training and 22 in elementary school, and the reduction of class sizes to 13 in preschool, 15 in elementary school, 20 in secondary Copyright: xAlejandroxMartinezxVÃ lezx 7854625

Teachers Block Several Roads During Education Strike in Madrid Teachers block the service road of the A3, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Public school teachers in the Community of Madrid began an indefinite strike last Wednesday, October 14, to demand more resources and better working conditions. The strike was called by the unions CCOO, CGT, CNT, Solidaridad Obrera, STEM, and UGT, as well as by the teacher advocacy groups Educación Especial Digna, Menos Lectivas, and Queremos FP. Among their main demands are the restoration of a maximum of 17 weekly class periods in secondary education and vocational training and 22 in elementary school, and the reduction of class sizes to 13 in preschool, 15 in elementary school, 20 in secondary Copyright: xAlejandroxMartinezxVÃ lezx 7854623

Teachers Block Several Roads During Education Strike in Madrid Teachers block the service road of the A3, on October 19, 2026, in Madrid, Spain. Public school teachers in the Community of Madrid began an indefinite strike last Wednesday, October 14, to demand more resources and better working conditions. The strike was called by the unions CCOO, CGT, CNT, Solidaridad Obrera, STEM, and UGT, as well as by the teacher advocacy groups Educación Especial Digna, Menos Lectivas, and Queremos FP. Among their main demands are the restoration of a maximum of 17 weekly class periods in secondary education and vocational training and 22 in elementary school, and the reduction of class sizes to 13 in preschool, 15 in elementary school, 20 in secondary Copyright: xAlejandroxMartinezxVÃ lezx 7854575