Students in Aragon have again scored above Spain’s average in science, reading and mathematics. The PISA 2025 report places Aragon ahead of the country as a whole and almost level with the OECD and European Union. However, the longer-term picture is less positive: students in the region have also lost ground compared with previous editions, with the decline particularly pronounced in science and mathematics.
The Catholic calendar commemorates the Nativity of Our Lady on September 8, a celebration of the Virgin Mary's birth and her fundamental role in Christian history.
It was a day of reunions and a return to routine. Sleepy-faced and carrying backpacks full of books, thousands of children accompanied by parents or siblings returned to schools across Aragon on Tuesday to begin the 2026-2027 academic year. The first to return were students in preschool, primary and compulsory secondary education, totaling 153,136 pupils. Among them, 8,588 children are starting preschool for the first time, 257 fewer than last year.
Around 50 La Cartuja Baja residents gathered outside the Aragon Government headquarters on Monday to submit 744 patient care complaints over the deterioration they say is affecting the rural district’s primary care clinic.
The university year began this Tuesday with the launch of the Medicine degree at the University of Zaragoza’s Teruel campus. The new Faculty of Medicine, located at the Obispo Polanco University Hospital, marks a “historic milestone” by offering the degree for the first time at public campuses in all three provinces of Aragón.
The kitchen at Nuestra Señora de Gracia Hospital in Zaragoza has resumed normal operations after repair and renovation work following the partial collapse of its suspended ceiling last July.
Thousands of students returned to the classrooms of the University of Zaragoza this Monday, eager to face a new academic year but sad to say goodbye to their holidays for good. For some, it was their first experience as university students, while others are beginning another year on the institution’s different campuses.
Students at IES Martina Bescós in Cuarte de Huerva will have no complementary or extracurricular activities during the 2026-2027 school year. The school’s Teachers’ Council has agreed to suspend these activities after analyzing the new regulations approved by the Government of Aragon for outings, study trips, exchanges and educational mobility programs outside public schools.
The plan to introduce subsidized Baccalaureate education in Aragon was one of the “most contentious” issues of the past school year. Following the announcement by the Government of Aragon, the public education sector took to the streets repeatedly to stop the new model and filed an appeal backed by 17 organizations, which ultimately led to the measure being “temporarily suspended.”
Backpacks are ready, alarm clocks are set and routines are returning. A total of 193,391 students, from preschool to Baccalaureate and vocational training, will return to classrooms across Aragon from this Tuesday. In addition, 17,083 teachers will join the region’s schools, with more staff expected to be hired throughout the 2026-2027 academic year.
Education Minister Carmen Susín defended the removal of the Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture Programme from schools, announced Sunday by Aragon Deputy President Alejandro Nolasco as part of the PP-Vox agreement reached on April 22. “The administration cannot allow teaching staff from another government to work in our facilities without meeting all the requirements we demand of our teachers,” Susín stressed.
The University of Zaragoza campuses will fill up again this Monday, September 7, as classes begin for the 2026-2027 academic year. Students will find two different academic calendar models, Medicine will be offered in Teruel for the first time, the university's first fully English-taught degree will begin, and HispaClás will be launched.
The Catholic calendar commemorates Saint Regina of Autun today, Monday, September 7, 2026, a young martyr of the Church remembered for defending the Christian faith.
After a weekend with temperatures more typical of August than early September and heat alerts in much of Aragón, it is time to say goodbye to the heat—or at least to the sweltering temperatures. Aemet’s weekly forecast indicates that temperatures will fall by more than 10 degrees across virtually all of Aragón from Wednesday, bringing highs of around 28 degrees and cooler minimums that will feel almost wintry in places such as Teruel, where temperatures will drop to 5 degrees.
Drivers will have to change how they respond to certain traffic hold-ups on Spanish roads from October 1, 2026. The DGT's updated General Traffic Regulations introduce a mandatory emergency lane when traffic on motorways and dual carriageways comes to a near standstill.
The risk of forest fires has placed practically all of Aragon under red alert again this Monday. The Aragonese Government’s Directorate-General for Forest Management has set the maximum danger level in 25 zones due to the possibility of highly intense fires with a high capacity to spread.
Aragon is facing a high risk of wildfires, with virtually the entire region under red alert. The only areas outside this level are Axial Pyrenees, Montes Universales, Rodeno, Gúdar, Mijares and Javalambre, where the alert is orange.
The Catholic calendar of saints remembers Saint Teresa of Calcutta today, Saturday, September 5, 2026, one of the 20th century’s most recognized religious figures for her dedication to the poorest and most vulnerable. Her life and work made her a global symbol of charity and service to others.
A resident of Calatayud (Zaragoza) must be celebrating after their Euromillions ticket helped resolve a significant part of their financial concerns. In the September 4 draw, one of the tickets sold in the town won nearly €700,000. The ticket was sold at Lottery Administration No. 1.
Aragon faces a day of high wildfire risk this Friday, with 18 zones on red alert and the rest of the region at orange alert level.
