An unexpected leak of a draft of the Educational Reform promoted by the Government has put in check the official strategy of advancing in silence, provoking a rapid response from the Casa Rosada that seeks freeze the debate to contain the controversy.
The document, which was circulated internally within the libertarian ecosystem itself, exposed the most sensitive points of a project that, according to its critics, would mean a fundamental change in Argentine education, transforming it into a «market of unequal offers.»
Official Reaction: “Confidentiality Pact” Broken
Tension escalated quickly after the draft was released. Senator Carolina Losada, ally of the ruling party and member of the May Council (the multisectoral body in charge of preparing the proposal), had to come out and give explanations, showing obvious annoyance.
«There are leaks that are not good for what we want to do,» said Losada, implicitly confirming the authenticity of the text. The legislator insisted that there was a «confidentiality agreement» on the bases of the project, which was broken before the Government was ready to formally present it in Congress.
Given the public exhibition of the sketches, the Executive decided “pause” May Council meetingsseeking to regain political control of the agenda before the debate deepens in public opinion.
The Reform in Detail: Total Autonomy and End of the Common Framework
The leaked draft reveals an ambitious and radical reform that contemplates, among its main axes:
- Repeal of Law 26,206: The project proposes the elimination of the current National Education Law.
- Institutional Autonomy: Each educational institution—whether public, private or “social initiative”—is empowered to define its own curriculum, school calendar, pedagogical modalities y teacher hiring criteria.
- System Fragmentation: Without common curricular parameters, education is would fragmentallowing quality and access to depend directly on the resources of each home and the capacity for competition between establishments.
- Home Education and Hybrid Models: The figure of the home education (homeschooling) and hybrid teaching models are promoted.
The official discourse around this initiative focuses on «educational freedom.» However, the leak, according to analysts consulted by Vivereveals a scheme that seems to transfer the responsibility of guaranteeing quality education from the State at familieswhich could generate greater educational inequality in the country.
The future of the legislative debate now remains in the balance. impassewhile the Government tries to regroup forces and decide the best way to present its flagship project without exposing itself to new anticipated criticism.
