A new opinion piece published under the “Horizonte Político” (Political Horizon) column in the Mexican newspaper El Universal turns its attention to the upcoming 2025 PISA assessment, using it as a lens to examine what the author describes as a generation burdened with educational deficits it did not create.
PISA, the Programme for International Student Assessment, is a global test administered every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It measures how 15-year-old students across dozens of countries perform in reading, math, and science, offering policymakers a comparative snapshot of how well education systems are preparing young people for the future.
For Mexico, PISA results have long been a sore subject, frequently showing the country trailing behind other OECD members. The column frames the 2025 edition as more than just another round of testing: it argues that today’s students are effectively paying the price for years of insufficient investment, policy missteps, and disruptions—such as those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic—that widened learning gaps rather than closed them.
The piece situates this educational lag within a broader political conversation, suggesting that the responsibility for reversing it lies not only with schools and teachers but with the country’s political leadership and institutions.
Curious about the full argument? Read the original column at El Universal for the complete perspective.
Source: PISA 2025: La Generación que Hereda el Rezago (eluniversal.com.mx). English version produced with AI assistance.
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