Minister of Education Announces Withdrawal of “Ideologized” Content From History Texts
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The Minister of Education, José Antonio Chang, announced a restructuring of the curriculum as part of the National Education Plan 2026-2031. He also proposed new content, a guide for parents and a training evaluation for teachers.
The government of the president of Peru, Keiko Fujimori, wants to withdraw from public education "all kinds of ideology", in reference to the internal armed conflict (1980-2000) against the subversive organizations Sendero Luminoso and Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA), where for the Minister of Education, José Antonio Chang, "only terrorism took place".During the presentation of the Plan [...] Fujimori’s government will not speak to …
Minister José Antonio Chang set as an example of ideology the version of a sector that calls “civil war” the era of terrorism that the country suffered.
José Antonio Chang questioned the way in which the era of terrorism is approached in the classrooms. Therefore, he proposed that this period be taught as a historical fact and without an ideological interpretation.
During the presentation of the National Education Plan, President Keiko Fujimori addressed the low results obtained in the PISA test.
The Minister of Education, José Antonio Chang, said that ideological content will be eliminated, concentrating teaching on skills such as critical thinking and reading comprehension. The proposal opens a political dispute over what contents should remain in the classrooms, while the state already has a policy in place to teach the history of subversion and terrorism.
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