Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The Minister of Education of the Generalitat, Esther Niubó, has retracted the initial decision to make literature an optional subject in high school.
• The measure had caused widespread outrage in the Catalan educational, cultural and social spheres.
• Though Minister Niubó assured she would ask the Ministry of Education to keep Catalan and Castilian literature as compulsory subjects, it caused widespread alarm.
• Several groups and associations expressed their concern for the potential marginalization of literature and satisfaction in the Minister's decision to protect the subject.
• The final application of the new education law is still open to an agreement between the Generalitat and the Government.
• Literature in high school has been progressively losing weight, despite its importance.
• Literature, in both languages, is a great cultural wealth of the country that must be reinforced at all teaching levels.
• The subject of literature plays a crucial role in the comprehensive education of students.

Conclusion: The confusion caused by the Education Ministry has led to the defense of the importance of literature and the recognition of its essential role across all educational levels.

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