Overview
- In Argentina, a report by Argentinos por la Educación says the 2026 plan lowers national education spending to about 0.75% of GDP and removes the statutory 6% floor, with cuts to infrastructure, training and the disappearance of Conectar Igualdad.
- Education Secretary Carlos Torrendell and university policy chief Alejandro Álvarez told deputies they expect a real increase in education funding and said universities will meet their needs, while refusing to apply the university‑financing law without a defined revenue source.
- The Plan Nacional de Alfabetización would see a large nominal boost but be refocused, with roughly 82% of its funds directed to extended school hours as complementary actions and literacy teacher training are sharply reduced.
- Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno defended macro assumptions in the budget and said U.S. support carries no conditions, describing the United States as prepared to buy pesos without specifying an amount.
- In Mexico, deputies received the 2026 budget draft unchanged even as Morena leaders signaled 17–18 billion pesos in reallocations from the judiciary and autonomous bodies such as the INE and TEPJF toward education, culture, agriculture and roads for debate next week.