Overview
- The Education Ministry set summer break for June 5 through August 31 for roughly 24 million students.
- The change is meant to reduce traffic, packed public transit, and pressure on venues during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Parents' groups and policy analysts, including UNPF, Mexico Evalua, and Coparmex, warned that an extra month out of class could worsen learning gaps.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said schooling should not suffer, and officials are weighing an earlier start to the next school year to make up time.
- Mexico will host 13 matches in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, including the June 11 opener at Azteca Stadium, with the last match in Mexico set for July 5.