Overview
- Arriaga announced on Dec. 25 via X a call to form Comités para la Defensa de la Nueva Escuela Mexicana y de los Libros de Texto Gratuitos, operating independently from the SEP.
- He alleges the system led by Mario Delgado sustains or deepens privatization, citing pressures from business and international groups including COPARMEX, the OECD, the IMF and the World Bank.
- The plan establishes a standalone digital registration process and coordination through messaging groups, with an initial activity window set for Jan. 1 to Feb. 1, 2026.
- The committees’ mission prioritizes safeguarding the 2022 Nueva Escuela Mexicana textbooks and building grassroots organization he describes as “popular power.”
- His document points to REVOE approvals for private schools and the México Aprende Leyendo alliance in at least 11 states, as well as alternative classroom materials, as evidence of a privatizing drift.