Overview

• The education ministry reports that 86% of basic and upper‑secondary schools are free of ultraprocessed foods and sugary drinks, based on a compliance survey by the Subsecretaría de Educación Básica.
• Screenings in 5,457 public primaries found 40% of students overweight or obese, 76% with dental caries, and 30% needing at least a vision exam.
• The school‑health rollout mobilized 738 brigades to visit 90,832 schools and set up a digital registry to record student health evaluations.
• Mario Delgado asked deputies to approve more than 50,000 million pesos in additional scholarship funds to enroll over 8 million more primary students and surpass 20 million beneficiaries.
• Opposition legislators criticized the emphasis on expanding scholarships over addressing school infrastructure, teacher training, and evaluation systems.