Abstract

HERNANDEZ FABIAN, Abraham Daniel. Educational Reforms in Upper Secondary Education in Mexico (2006-2024). Challenges for Their Effectiveness. Rev. latinoam. estud. educ. [online]. 2025, vol.55, n.3, pp.15-41.  Epub Oct 21, 2025. ISSN 2448-878X.  https://doi.org/10.48102/rlee.2025.55.3.762.

Upper secondary education has faced various curricular reforms during the last three presidential terms. This article presents a synthesis and critical analysis of policies implemented in 2006-2012, 2012-2018, and 2018-2024. Stein and Tommasi’s (2006) criteria for evaluating public policy effectiveness in Latin America are used as reference framework. These authors emphasize that policies must be sustainable, adaptable, coherent, well-implemented, oriented toward collective interest, and resource-efficient. The analysis identifies key advances, setbacks, and challenges. Problems related to lack of continuity, political agenda influence on educational decisions, and absence of consensus for establishing long-term educational vision are evident. This work invites reflection on the need to strengthen educational policy stability, avoiding replacement with each federal administration change.

Keywords : high school; secondary education; educational policy; public policy; efficiency.

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