Overview
- The director of educational materials accused the team led by Mario Delgado of enabling privatizing influence from Coparmex, the OECD, the IMF, the World Bank, and the México Aprende Leyendo alliance.
- His proposal outlines committees to defend the Nueva Escuela Mexicana that would operate outside formal channels with their own registration, coordination, and decision-making, with an initial organizing window from January 1 to February 1, 2026.
- The ministry’s response casts the Nueva Escuela Mexicana as a state policy that strengthens public education, highlighting the printing and distribution of more than 160 million free textbooks for 2025–2026 and new versions in 22 native languages.
- Officials also cite 2025 spending above 144 billion pesos for scholarships and improvement programs, plus community-led upgrades at more than 200,000 schools nationwide.
- The confrontation triggered political pushback, including a PAN deputy’s demand to remove Arriaga and renewed disputes over control of classroom content, with references to legal challenges and alternative materials circulating.