Overview
- The Senate, which approved the plan in a symbolic vote on Wednesday, sent it to the president after the rapporteur kept the Chamber’s text intact and left out homeschooling to avoid a new round of votes.
- The law builds a measurable framework of 19 objectives, 73 targets and 372 strategies with progress checks every two years using education data from Inep.
- Financing raises public outlays toward about 7.5% of GDP within seven years and 10% by the end of the decade while adopting the CAQ cost standard and a national school infrastructure program.
- Key goals include universal pre‑school for 4‑ and 5‑year‑olds within two years, service for all creche demand with 60% enrollment for ages 0–3 in ten years, literacy for 80% by grade 2 within five years and 100% by the end, more full‑time schools, and wider high‑speed internet.
- Civil society groups praised the focus on equity and quality but warned that results hinge on funding choices and coordination across governments, as some coverage also flagged the off‑agenda, consensus vote and a senator’s call for fuller debate.