Learn Spanish (Latin America): Cualquiera que sea la decisión, promoveremos la educación. - Whatever the decision may be, we will promote education.

The phrase cualquiera que (meaning "whatever" or "whichever") sets up a situation where the outcome is unknown or hasn't happened yet. Because the specific decision is still up in the air, it requires the subjunctive verb sea.

Why is the word order sea la decisión instead of la decisión sea?

After indefinite expressions like cualquiera que, Spanish almost always puts the verb immediately after que. Putting the subject first (cualquiera que la decisión sea) sounds very clunky and unnatural to native speakers.

Could I say cualquier decisión que sea instead of cualquiera que sea la decisión?

Yes, both are perfectly valid! When you put the noun right after "whatever," you drop the "a" and use the adjective form cualquier, making it Cualquier decisión que sea. The version used in this sentence acts more like a pronoun, literally translating closer to "Whichever that the decision may be."

Why do we need la before educación when the English translation just says "education"?

In Spanish, definite articles (el, la, los, las) are required when talking about abstract concepts or broad categories. Since this sentence talks about education as a general concept rather than specific schooling, la educación is necessary.