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U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC). Created in 1981, the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission is the primary mechanism for U.S.-Mexico cooperation and provides a forum for cabinet-level discussions on a wide range of topics. The BNC meets on an annual basis, alternately in Mexico and the United States, and includes the participation of numerous U.S. and Mexican government agencies. The Education Working Group of the BNC is co-chaired by the Secretaries of Education from each coutry. Assistant secretaries, program directors, and program staff also participate in the activities of the Working Group.
Over the course of the year, in between BNC meetings, the various U.S. and Mexican government agencies work directly with one another to ensure that ongoing activities continue and that proposed cooperation is implemented. The U.S. Department of Education and the Mexican Secretariat for Public Education exchange information and engage in numerous joint activities in bilingual education, migrant education, higher education, teacher professional development, adult and vocational education, educational technology, special education, and the development of education statistics and indicators.
U.S.-Mexico Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Cooperation between Mexico and the United States in the field of education was formalized with the signing of an MOU on Education in 1990. The main objectives of the agreement are to foster dialogue between policy makers on education issues of mutual concern, and to facilitate links between educators, policy makers, and researchers at all levels in both countries. The MOU was first signed, and continues to operate, within the context of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission. The original agreement has been renewed at regular intervals (roughly every two years) through the signing of Annexes.
The United States works with Mexico in a number of areas. Cooperation includes efforts to strengthen the quality of migrant education; to create university consortia (which include Canadian institutions as well); facilitate exchanges of postsecondary education students and faculty; and share best practices in special education, as well as how to make schools safer and drug-free.
| ED Contact: | Rafael Nevarez rafael.nevarez@ed.gov |
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