Yucatán proposes a new plan to compete through teaching English
According to a recent European study, only two out of every 10 high school students are proficient in English.
New law to direct funds from fines on political parties to education
Yucatán’s congress has approved a new law that will see fines paid by political parties spent on education.
Student activists say they are being targeted for their role in exposing online abuse
Members of the collective Sororidad Anahuac say that they have been threatened and verbally assaulted both online and in-person for their role in bringing attention to the case.
Latin America’s first Airbus helicopter academy to open in Mérida
The academy will be the first of its type in Latin America and is slated to begin operations in January 2022.
School parents make “coperacha” for internet access before classes start
Only three out of 10 students at the 22 de Febrero CROC high school have returned to their classrooms, so parents are pitching in to buy Internet access for the rest.
What does a return to school mean for Mexico’s COVID-19 recovery?
“it is very important that our children are able to return to school, there is no real substitute for in-person learning,” said López Obrador during a press conference earlier today.
COVID-19 vaccines now being offered to teachers in Yucatán
The vaccination campaign is expected to run until Friday, but authorities say that the centers will continue to operate until Saturday if needed.
Thousands of excited students return to classrooms in Campeche
Thousands of grade school students in Campeche have returned to classrooms in a state-wide pilot program. In total 5,500 students in 137 schools are to taking part in the pilot program which authorities hope can be emulated elsewhere in the country. This is the first time that any substantial amount of students in Mexico has…
Teachers in Yucatán to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in May
Teachers in Yucatán are to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in May, announced President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during a morning press conference. The program seeks to vaccinate all teachers in the state, regardless of whether they work in public or private schools. The vaccination program will run from May 19 to 28. In total, Yucatán…
COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers in Yucatán to begin next week
School teachers will begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines as early as April 20, Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal announced. On Thursday, the governor is scheduled to meet with state education secretary Delfina Gomez to work out vaccination protocols. Last month, Vila Dosal told President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that once people 60 and over have been…
Mexican students help develop a new agricultural imaging satellite
SpaceX will launch a new Mexican satellite into Earth’s orbit after a collaboration that involved students from Atlacomulco’s Polytechnic University. The satellite, D2/AtlaCom-1, is expected to launch from the SpaceX control center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., in June. It was developed by NanoAvionics and DragonFly with the collaboration of the students. The principal function of…
Will schools reopen after Easter? Authorities say it’s unlikely
Federal health undersecretary Hugo López-Gatell says that Yucatán is not yet ready for students returning to classrooms. The government official said that although Yucatán’s government has done much to contain the pandemic, the current rate of infections is still too high. López Gatell will spend the next several days in Yucatán and Campeche supervising the…
After more than a year, Mexico plans back-to-school strategy
Mexico’s federal education authority says that it is working on a plan to return students to in-classroom learning. The news comes a day after President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on the state of Campeche to return to in-person learning in late April, after the Easter holidays. “Returning to classrooms will be an enormous step…
Free courses teach people in rural communities to cultivate marijuana
Pro-marijuana activists are offering free growing workshops in Yucatan’s rural communities. “It is all about fighting the stigma that surrounds marijuana and showing people the sorts of products that they could produce.” said a spokesperson from Frente Cannábico del Sureste. The group says that it will continue with its workshops and will always make sure…
Yucatán governor: Teachers next in line for COVID-19 vaccinations
Yucatán Gov. Mauricio Vila Dosal plans to place teachers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines. The governor told President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that once people 60 and over have been fully inoculated against COVID-19, the vaccination of teachers should be the next priority in Yucatán. Vila Dorsal presented the president with a document —…
AMLO: States free to decide when schools will open again
In a morning press conference, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said each state will decide when students and teachers will be returning to classrooms. The President urged each state to do as they see fit, but reminded governors and state education authorities to act responsibly. Most teachers have yet to be inoculated against COVID-19, however,…
Teachers doing the best they can with what they have
An estimated 40% of teachers in Yucatán do not have adequate internet connectivity in their homes, say state education authorities. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last March, teachers and students have relied on online education platforms and messaging applications. “We have built an online learning platform to aid teachers and students, however many…
As vaccines offer new hope, is it time for schools to re-open in Yucatán?
Mexico’s largest employers’ association, COPARMEX, is arguing that the time has come for students to return to the classroom. COPARMEX argues that school closures are having severe economic effects on several industries, not just the education sector. COVID-19 vaccination efforts have already begun in Yucatán, but the rollout is proceeding at a slower pace than…
Teachers overcome obstacles to help students in need
Teachers in Yucatan have launched a rural mobile school project to bring education to needy students. The program is run by a pair of teachers, Yahaira Elena Ek Sosa and Karla Maribel Ek Sosa, who belong to a national program called “Somos el cambio,” or, “We Are the Change.” Currently, the “escuelita móvil” initiative is…
Private schools in Yucatán buckle under pressure from COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout have forced at least 40 private schools in Yucatán to permanently shut down. Mexico’s association of private schools has expressed grave concern over the situation and has warned about an educational gap that will result from the closures. Private schools in Mexico are plentiful and attended by students…
Why Yucatan has become a magnet for education
A trip to Yucatan isn’t just for adventure tourists and business travelers. Around 13 percent of students pursuing higher education here have come from outside the state. That’s over 10,000 students from other states or from abroad who ventured to Yucatan for an advanced degree, said the Secretary of Research, Innovation and Higher Education of…
University site investigated for ancient Mayan remains
Mexico’s new university in Ticul won’t get very far until some possible Mayan remains or artifacts at the site are sorted out.
2 new universities for Yucatán under AMLO’s education plan
Two new universities for Yucatán — one in Ticul and the other in Yaxcabá — were pledged Monday, following up on a campaign-trail promise made by president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
A little booze gives an edge to students learning a foreign language
Alcohol — in moderation — helps with learning a new language, says British and Dutch researchers who studied 50 Germans learning Dutch.
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