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Mexico's Supreme Court Upholds Teacher Hiring Preference for Normal-School and UPN Graduates

The justices said the 2019 policy advances the constitutional mandate to strengthen public teacher‑training institutions.

Overview

  • The Plenum voted 8–0 to validate the challenged provisions, with Minister Arístides Guerrero absent and Minister Sara Irene Herrerías issuing a concurrence that stressed avoiding exclusion.
  • The ruling confirms the legality of horizontal promotion and that the Education Ministry may set requirements, incentives and rules without additional legislative parameters.
  • Minister Irving Espinosa Betanzo authored the opinion that found the CNDH’s 2019 unconstitutionality action procedurally admissible but unfounded on the merits.
  • The Court concluded that giving priority to graduates of public normal schools and the UPN is a legitimate measure aligned with Article 3 to reinforce public teacher‑training institutions.
  • Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz underscored that preference does not mean exclusivity in access to positions within the national teacher career.