CNTE returns to the table without progress; demands meeting with Sheinbaum

After four hours of dialogue, the teachers still have no response regarding the meeting with the president.

Publicado 2 junio, 2026 el 2 de junio a las 19:31 | 3 mins reading |896 vistas | por Sofía Ramírez

No progress at the dialogue table

Nine days before the start of the 2026 Soccer World Cup, the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE) reported that there was no substantial progress after a meeting of almost four hours with federal officials. The teachers return this Wednesday to a new table to learn about the government’s response to their central demands: a direct meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum, the repeal of the ISSSTE Law of 2007, the elimination of the System Unit for the Career of Teachers and the repeal of the educational reform.

Tuesday’s meeting was led by the Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez; the Secretary of Public Education, Mario Delgado, and the general director of the ISSSTE, Martí Batres. The authorities promised to respond this Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. if there is a route to address the demands and if there will be a meeting with the president.

“Today we come with the demand that the negotiation table has to be established with the president. We live in a presidential country and the last word is said by the Executive. Today we come for concrete answers,” said the teachers’ representatives.

Pedro Hernández Morales, general secretary of Section 9 of Mexico City, indicated that the National Representative Assembly ordered to find a formal agenda with Sheinbaum. After 18 months, he said, “we still have no agenda with the President of the Republic.”

Signals and next steps

The CNTE condemned the acts of violence in recent mobilizations and held the government responsible for actions that they consider excessive. They demanded comprehensive reparation for the injured teachers and guarantees of non-repetition, in addition to the removal of the fences in the Zócalo.

Yenny López Martínez, general secretary of Section 22 of Oaxaca, explained that the leadership will take the results to the National Representative Assembly. The government only proposed resuming the table on Wednesday, without committing to a meeting with Sheinbaum. “It is not up to us as leadership to accept this table or not,” he stated.

“We have had the same response for months. That is enough for society to know that what we have had is a delay,” said López.

The CNTE reiterated that it maintains the national strike that began on July 1 and will define actions after the government response this Wednesday.

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Rita Cetina Scholarship will benefit 9 million students

Claudia Sheinbaum begins delivery of cards for uniforms and supplies in Tijuana.

Publicado 2 hours ago el 20 de junio a las 22:19 | 2 mins reading

Start up in Tijuana

President Claudia Sheinbaum led the start of the Rita Cetina Scholarship card delivery in Tijuana, Baja California. The subsidy covers uniforms and school supplies for public elementary students.

The program plans to benefit nearly 9 million students nationwide. The support will be dispersed from August through the Banco del Bienestar.

Support details

Sheinbaum recalled that this scholarship complements other programs of the Fourth Transformation: the scholarship for secondary school, the Benito Juárez for high school and the Gertrudis Bocanegra for higher education. The objective is to reduce the financial impact of registration, footwear and materials at the beginning of the school year.

The Secretary of Public Education, Mario Delgado Carrillo, pointed out that more than half a million students in Baja California will receive some federal stimulus. He also encouraged parents to enroll their children in the “Live Healthy, Live Happy” program, which offers nutritional counseling, dental care and free glasses.

The national coordinator of Scholarships for Wellbeing, Julio César León Trujillo, explained that 291,036 primary school students will be added to the 292,392 current scholarship recipients in the state in August. Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda and a beneficiary student thanked the extension of this social right, which strengthens the family economy and school permanence.

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Sheinbaum inaugurates CBTIS 290 in Tijuana with an investment of 66.5 million pesos

The new center offers 540 spaces per shift and includes the subject of artificial intelligence.

Publicado 3 hours ago el 20 de junio a las 21:14 | 2 mins reading

President Claudia Sheinbaum inaugurated the Industrial and Services Technological Baccalaureate Center (CBTIS) number 290 in Tijuana, Baja California. The campus is integrated into the National Baccalaureate scheme as part of the federal goal of generating 200,000 new spaces for higher secondary education in the country.

Investment and capacity

During the ribbon cutting, Sheinbaum explained that the 2025-2026 plan includes 500 educational infrastructure actions. It includes enabling afternoon shifts in secondary schools, expanding current high schools and building new centers under the unified “Margarita Maza” model.

Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila thanked the federal administration for bringing study options closer to areas of high demand. Sheinbaum recalled that graduates can continue higher education at the Rosario Castellanos National University campus that operates in the region.

CBTIS 290 represented a total investment of 66.5 million pesos: 49.2 million in civil works and 17.7 million in technological equipment. It has two three-level buildings, 12 classrooms and a specialized laboratory. It is the only institution in the area that teaches Artificial Intelligence. It also has a multifunctional court, civic plaza and green areas. Its operational capacity is 540 students per shift.

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Felipe Calderón demands financial support for Pato Merlín

The former president says FIFA must compensate the duck's owners for using his image.

Publicado 4 hours ago el 20 de junio a las 20:12 | 2 mins reading

Former president Felipe Calderón Hinojosa criticized the designation of Merlin Duck as the official ambassador of Mexico City for the 2026 World Cup. On his social media account, the PAN member pointed out that FIFA and various media make profits from the image of the bird, so its owners deserve fair payment.

“Yes, very good. It came ‘as a gift’, but we shouldn’t leave it like that: they should give it royalties or good financial support, with all the money that FIFA, many media outlets in the world and others with the image of Merlin Duck are making,” he wrote.

Merlin is a two-year-old Peking duck with white plumage and orange legs. He went viral when he was recorded wearing a National Team t-shirt while accompanying his owners – Karla Gómez and her son Christian – to sell water on the streets of the capital. The family considers him another member.

Calderón insisted that the owner, “that little guy who raised him,” should not be left without options after the World Cup. “Get out!” he added, referring to FIFA.

The popularity of duck has crossed borders. International media replicated his story, and President Claudia Sheinbaum invited him to her morning conference, calling him a symbol of Mexican culture. The controversy over the commercial use of his image remains open.