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Mexico to Rework Public School Textbooks in Only Two Weeks

By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education (SEP), headed by Delfina Gómez, has announced its intention to rework 18 primary school textbooks in just under two weeks as part of its “New Mexican School” concept, raising serious concerns over the quality of the new educational materials. The textbooks, specifically for grades three through six, will be reworked by teachers

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Mexican Education Bill Gets Lower House Approval

By RICARDO CASTILLO     After a long and weary debate on the night of Wednesday, April 24, that extended into the wee hours of Thursday, April 25, Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies voted to abolish the Education Reform “imposed” by former President Enrique Peña Nieto in 2013. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) celebrated the backing he received from this house of Congress

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