Textbooks
Marx Arriaga rejects dismissal notice at SEP
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Marx Arriaga Navarro, former director of Educational Materials at SEP, has remained in his office since February 13, 2026, and claims he has not received formal dismissal notice. The Secretariat of Public Education appointed Nadia López García as his replacement on February 16, following disagreements over changes to free textbooks. President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the departure stemmed from differences regarding gender topics and women's history inclusion.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has printed and sold only 3 million out of 15 million targeted copies of new Class 9 textbooks, nearly a month after the 2026-27 academic session began on April 1. Officials have increased printing speed to meet the May 31 deadline. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the process and directed enhancements in supply chains.
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Distribution of Grade 10 textbooks has stalled because many schools failed to submit reports on student numbers and books received. Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) says only 1,213 out of over 23,000 schools have provided the data. Director Charles Ong’ondo blames inaccurate school data as the main issue.