Sylvia Schmelkes

Sylvia Schmelkes is a prominent Mexican educational researcher and former president of the National Institute for the Evaluation of Education (INEE). She has been a vocal advocate for educational transparency and the importance of data in shaping public policy. Recently, she has been in the news for criticizing the elimination of 22 years of educational diagnostics and indicators by the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP), which she argues undermines the progress made in Mexico's educational system and reflects a troubling trend towards opacity in government.