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Mexico & Nafta - August 2014 (ISSN 1741-444X)
Update on the 2013 education reform
The month of July saw President Enrique Peña Nieto’s 2013 education reform take a crucial step forward, as for the first time aspiring primary and secondary school teachers sat exams to compete for some 16,500 full-time and part-time positions under rules established by the newly created national education evaluation institute (INEE) and the professional teaching service, which in addition to entrance examinations have also introduced a requirement for teachers to undergo regular evaluations in order to keep their jobs and secure promotions. Close to 130,000 applicants sat the exams, more than 80% of those that had registered an interest. The evaluations were held in most states on 12-13 July for primary school teachers, and on 19 July for secondary level applicants.
