SEP unifies study plans in public high schools in Mexico

The SEP revolutionizes upper secondary education with a unified model that prepares young people for the future.

An educational revolution that will transform the future of Mexico!

The Secretary of Public Education (SEP) has just taken a historic step by presenting the new Common Curricular Framework for high school, a project that seeks to equalize opportunities and prepare our young people for the challenges of the 21st century. This is a game changer for education in Mexico!

A common apartment to build dreams

Imagine a system where all students, regardless of their public school, receive the same foundation of essential knowledge. This is how the Undersecretary of Higher Secondary Education, Tania Rodríguez, passionately explained it during the presidential morning: “For the first time we have a Common Curricular Framework that integrates key subjects for comprehensive training.”

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This model, which will begin in September with the new school year, includes:

  • Language and communication (to express yourself with power!)
  • Mathematical thinking (the key to logical reasoning)
  • Scientific culture (awakening curious minds)
  • Historical awareness (to understand our past and build future)
  • Basic English (opening doors to the world)

And this is just the beginning! As Rodríguez highlighted: “Young people must know that they are actors in the history of our country.” What an empowering message!

Flexibility + specialization = Guaranteed success!

The genius of this model lies in its perfect balance: while establishing a common core, it leaves flexible curricular spaces for each school to adapt content according to its local context. This is education with a human face!

For those looking to join the labor market, there will be two options:

  1. Basic job training (to take the first professional step)
  2. Extended training (with technical or technological certification)

And the best! Students will receive two certificates: one for a general high school diploma and another that will accredit their professional skills. This is preparing for real life!

Education with joy: the key to success

Secretary Mario Delgado made the spirit of this reform clear: “Young people should be happy in high school, want to go and have a good time while they learn.”. What a refreshing vision!

This is not an improvised change. It emerged from consultations with teachers and students, because true educational transformation is built from the grassroots. The objective is clear: retain young people in the classrooms by offering them a relevant and motivating experience.

The expected result? Better prepared young people, with tools for university or the world of work, but above all, with love for learning. That is investing in the future of Mexico!

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Rita Cetina Scholarship will benefit 9 million students

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

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.

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.

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.

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