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The PISA 2025 report is drawing attention in Spain over steadily declining student performance. Commentators point to several contributing factors, but argue one has notably accelerated the drop over the past four years: the introduction of generative AI into the education system. The debate is unfolding around a thread by journalist Nia Soler examining how AI tools may be affecting learning outcomes.

Police in Pisa have arrested a man accused of repeated mistreatment of his wife, according to an ANSA report. The arrest adds to ongoing concern in Italy about domestic violence, a topic that regularly prompts debate over protection measures for victims and the handling of abuse cases by authorities.

France's education system is under scrutiny ahead of the PISA 2026 international assessments, with claims it is heading for a major failure. Commentators are highlighting persistent weaknesses in French students' performance in core subjects and questioning whether reforms have delivered results, as debate grows over the state of schools ahead of the next OECD rankings.

Andreas Schleicher, head of the PISA programme at the OECD, says the latest PISA findings are not encouraging: students who use AI chatbots for specific tasks score lower in science on average than those who do not. The remarks are prompting debate in Spanish-language education circles over whether generative AI is changing the equation for learning, and how schools should respond to its growing use in homework.