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Buenos Aires Schools Reopen With Curriculum Changes, Rising Family Costs
Initial and primary classes started across the city amid new teaching guidelines and higher expenses for school supplies.
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Classes resumed for initial and primary levels in Buenos Aires on February 25, with officials introducing updated curriculum designs and new teaching priorities in city schools.
Why the timing matters for local families
The return comes as households face higher costs for uniforms, notebooks and other materials, while teacher unions press for salary adjustments. The Ministry of Education in Buenos Aires is advancing an education plan launched in 2024 that targets core skills in reading and math alongside social-emotional support to cut dropout rates.
Officials say the measures apply across the city’s roughly 1,700 schools that serve both state and private students. The updates affect the youngest learners first, with revised plans rolled out for maternal classrooms and three-year-old groups.
Numbers behind the opening week
Canal 26 reports that about 300,000 students came back to class, including 84,336 in initial level and 251,338 in primary. More than 45,000 teachers took up duties. The school supply basket rose as much as 24 percent from the previous year, according to the same report. The new initial-level design adds clearer benchmarks in language and mathematics starting at age three, along with stronger emphasis on play, language development and daily interaction.
City education authorities describe the changes as part of a broader effort to modernize lessons and reduce learning gaps. Teachers receive more detailed planning tools to guide daily work in the early years.
Families in Buenos Aires can track the rollout through their local schools and the Ministry of Education site for any schedule adjustments or parent meetings scheduled in the coming weeks.