What is new in Hypertension of Mexico 2018? -Impact of the new classification of high blood pressure in adults from American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA)

Abstract

Quality of education is a determining factor in competitiveness. In order to globally compete, Mexico would have to raise its standards beyond its current low achievement. Several innovations at Federal and state levels have been developed to raise the quality of basic education. One example is Carrera Magisterial, which is a professional development program that was created as part of the National Agreement for the Modernization of Basic Education in 1992. This program is aimed to raise the quality of basic education through teachers’ professional training, new learning presence in schools and improving working conditions. This paper shows several important results. First, teacher's enrollment in Carrera Magisterial program has a positive impact on learning achievement. Second, the higher the level reached by the teacher in Carrera Magisterial, the lower the student learning achievement, particularly in rural areas. And third, teachers pedagogical behavior is of great importance when grading learning achievement.