By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — The democratic political life of Mexico, as in many other Latin American nations, is relatively young. In the last decade, a new chapter began in the construction of Mexican politics after the sudden arrival to the presidency of a newly created party. Breaking through and eventually displacing the parties that historically held political hegemony
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A 1,500-piece exhibition of Mexican history titled “La Grandeza de México” (“The Grandeur of Mexico”) was inaugurated on Monday, Sept. 27, by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The exhibit, which celebrates 200 years of the consummation of the country’s independence, a date commemorated that same day with parades and a gala reenactment of the
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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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By KELIN DILLON As Mexico fast approaches its Aug. 30 start date for in-person education for children, the implementation of its back-to-school plan has been fraught with confusion for Mexican families nationwide. Some parents have noted that their children who go to public and private schools have two different returns to class, with the public schools being completely in-person while
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) formalized his nomination of Delfina Gómez Álvarez as the new head of the Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education (SEP) on the morning of Monday, Feb. 15. Gómez replaces Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, who is anticipated to be ratified by the Senate Tuesday, Feb. 16, as Mexico’s newest ambassador to the United
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By KELIN DILLON The Mexican Secretariat of National Defense’s (Sedena) Military Equipment Payment and Administration Trust (Fidape) has reportedly increased its budget by 967 percent since the beginning of current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) administration in December 2018, according to figures released by the daily newspaper Reforma. When the previous presidency ended, Fidape’s trust sat at just
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By KELIN DILLON Over 30 million Mexican students resumed their public education on Monday, Jan. 11, following the end of the Christmas holidays. Most states in the country will be taking part in the third installment of the Secretariat of Public Education’s (SEP) virtual Learn-at-Home program. The Learn-at-Home initiative is a collaboration between the Mexican government and various national television
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Early Vacations Due to the imminent threat of a Covid-19 contagion, Mexico’s Public Education Secretariat (SEP) opted for stopping classes altogether for two weeks as of Friday, March 20. The two weeks will link up with the upcoming two week Easter vacation, slated to start on April 4. Classes will restart on April 20, providing for a
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican education workers nationwide commemorated Teachers’ Day (Día del Maestros) in many different manners on Wednesday, May15, not excluding expressing their dissatisfaction with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) new education reform, which was fully approved by Congress during the day. AMLO said he’d sign the law immediately so it can be published on Thursday, May 16,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Every May 15, Mexico commemorates Teachers’ Day. But the festivities – celebrated at every school – public or private – by the millions of students, parents, labor unions, communities and government branches, who pamper teachers that day (even if it is just once a year), may turn out in 2019 to be different from what we’ve had
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