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AMLO’s Bienestar Universities Cost Millions, Educate Few
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF With 140 campuses nationwide, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) highly touted Benito Juárez García Bienestar Universities (UBBJ) have not had the public response that the president would have liked. In fact, enrollment is so low that some of the Bienestar universities barely have anyone registered for classes, such as the one in Yahualica,
Read moreWingate School Hosts Virtual Book Fair
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico City’s Wingate School is hosting a five-day, online book fair from Monday, Nov. 22, through Friday, Nov. 26. The fair is open to everyone and includes a wide selection of titles in English for all ages, but is especially focused on children’s books The Wingate School has traditionally held a book fair, in
Read moreA Personal Message from Malala
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS On Sunday, Oct. 17, Nobel laureate and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai issued a personal letter through the international campaigning agency Avaaz to the world on the deteriorating situation of women and girls in her native Afghanistan since the takeover of that country by the Taliban last August. That letter, which was also signed by Afghan women’s
Read moreAMLO Plagued by Strikes, Walkouts and Shutdowns
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Halfway through his six-year term, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) may claim that nearly 60 percent of Mexicans still support him and his leftist Fourth Transformation (4T) administration, but it’s the remaining 40 percent he needs to worry about. Not only did his National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party lose significant political terrain in the June
Read moreMexico Facing Vaccine Shortage as Rollout Slowly Continues
By KELIN DILLON As Mexico’s vaccination efforts against covid-19 try their best to move forward, yet another roadblock has presented itself, this time in the form of a proverbial drought in doses. While last week, Mexico received over 5 million doses of vaccines from brands AstraZeneca and Pfizer, this week the number dwindled to less than half of that, with
Read moreMexican Schools Close as Children’s Covid Cases Increase
By KELIN DILLON Barely one full week after their reopening, 39 Mexican public schools once again temporarily shuttered their doors to in-person classes after a number of their student populations tested positive for covid-19, said Secretary of Public Education (SEP) Delfina Gómez on Tuesday, Sept. 7. A total of 88 schools throughout Mexico reported positive cases, representing .06 percent of
Read moreMexico’s Back-to-School Turnout Gets Failing Grade
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s nationwide back-to-in-person classes on Monday, Aug. 30, got a miserable grade in terms of turnout. Of the 25 million public kindergarten, elementary, middle school and high school students expected to show up for classes at the start of the week after more than 17 months of closure due to the covid-19 pandemic, only
Read moreMexico’s Return to School Begins amid Uncertainty
By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Aug. 30, more than 25 million Mexican students and 2 million teachers finally returned to in-person classes after more than 17 months away from educational centers due to the effects of the covid-19 pandemic — though not without widespread uncertainty and controversy around the move. First, the National Union of Parents (UNFP) noted a distinct
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