Mexico overturns decision to end school year early due to World Cup
Mexico has decided to maintain the original end date of the school year despite earlier plans to conclude it six weeks early. Education Minister Mario Delgado announced that classes will end on July 15, as initially scheduled. The decision was influenced by public backlash and concerns regarding traffic and weather related to the World Cup.
- ▪The school year in Mexico will end on July 15, 2026, as originally planned.
- ▪The initial proposal to end the school year early was met with significant public criticism.
- ▪Only three cities in Mexico will host World Cup matches, leading to questions about the necessity of an early closure.
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World News Mexico overturns decision to end school year early due to World Cup By Angela Barbuti Published May 16, 2026, 2:53 p.m. ET School’s not yet out for the summer. Mexico’s education minister announced the country has overturned its decision to end the school year six weeks early due to the World Cup and hot weather. Mario Delgado announced their school year will end on July 15 as originally planned, a reversal of the decision made just days earlier to end school on June 5. The earlier end date would have lopped six weeks from the school calendar. The move was considered because of “an extraordinary heatwave, the World Cup and other factors,” Delgado said.
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