The last five years the town's public schools have experienced extraordinary progress with the implementation of improvement works and extension by an amount close to 20 million euros, as noted by the Councillor for Education, Joseph Marotta, who also pointed out the 11.7 million euros are being implemented or under contract for the 2010 and EUR 4 million for eight centers for children in urban and county councils.
Maroto stressed that most of these investments have been financed by the Autonomous Community, with input from the City of Cartagena and the state through E. Plan II
With respect to 19,674,000 euros executed during the last five years the most representative works were the construction of new educational modules and classes in schools Virgen de Begoña (Tentegorra), Azorín (Marfagones Mills), St. James (Miranda), Mare Nostrum (Cartagena), Virginia Perez (El Algar), Antonio Ramos Carratalá (The Asomada) Santa Fiorentina (La Palma), Mediterranean (La Manga), Concepción Arenal (Cartagena), Vicente Ros (Cartagena) and Luis Grille (Santa Ana) .
Also undertook the construction of school canteens in the Virgen de Begoña (Tentegorra) and Fernando Garrido (Quarries).
It was also completely remodeled Carthago (Vista Alegre), it opened a new rehabilitation center, speech and psychomotor and built new schools in Los Nietos and La Rambla de Benipila.
These investments in schools only have to add the EUR 373,000 employees provide heating to the Institute of Los Molinos and remodel the locker room of Isaac Peral.
More investments are currently being implemented under the Second Plan E, just over one million euros that are being used in the construction of the new Vista Alegre nursery and the expansion of the Virgin of Charity.
As for the remaining work to bid for part of the Autonomous Region for the year 2010, they account for 10.3 million euros.
This is the second phase of the new school in the Rambla, which will provide 12 new classrooms with children, the construction of six elementary school classrooms Santa Florentina de La Palma, a primary module and multiple uses in the Vicente Ros the city and the construction of four classrooms, libraries and toilets in the Mediterranean in La Manga.
As regards schools is the construction of the new center Bastarreche integrated and expanded dining Jiménez de la Espada.
Finally Maroto recalled the efforts made to promote the reconciliation of work and family life, especially in districts and provincial councils, with the construction of eight centers and points of childcare (CAI and PAI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Policy in The Aljorra, The Albujón, La Aparecida, La Puebla, Pozo Estrecho, La Palma, La Vaguada and Urbanization Mediterranean.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena