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Sheinbaum Opens New Technical High School in León, Orders Bachillerato Curriculum Review

Federal investment plus clarified scholarship timelines signal a push to widen access to upper-secondary education.

Overview

  • Classes at the newly inaugurated CBTIS No. 292 are scheduled to begin on March 2, according to the campus director.
  • Students with Benito Juárez scholarship cards will receive accumulated deposits before the end of February, and those without cards will be registered to receive support in April.
  • The federal government funded 48 million pesos for infrastructure and 17 million for equipment, delivering five buildings, 12 classrooms and four laboratories with capacity for 540 students per shift.
  • Guanajuato provided a 30,000-square-meter site and plans to convert 40 secondary schools into preparatory programs next year, adding to 30 already reconverted.
  • Sheinbaum questioned the nine-subject norm as she announced a review of bachillerato study plans, while citing more than 50,000 new places created so far and a goal of over 150,000 by end-2026.