Overview
- Education officials reported 37,500 new upper-secondary places created this year, equal to 37% of the 2025 goal.
- For 2026, the plan calls for 29 new technical high schools in 15 states, 35 reconversions of secondary schools to evening shifts, and a complementary launch of 130 ciberbachilleratos.
- Reports differ on the number of campus expansions, with officials citing either 33 or 52 existing schools slated for enlargement.
- Facilities in Reynosa and Tecámac are finished, a dozen more will be delivered in December in locations including Chalco, Chimalhuacán, Cuautlancingo, El Marqués, García, Ixtapaluca and Ciudad Juárez, and additional campuses are due in January and February so students can start in the February term.
- SEP is finalizing a common curriculum with UNAM, IPN, UAM and TecNM, while the Vive Saludable, Vive Feliz program has assessed 7.6 million students, finding widespread needs in nutrition, vision and dental care on the way to an 11.2 million target.