Education Reform – 2000
2000
Intermediate Implementation 
Budget cuts eliminated funding for the out-of-school education program and training for school faculty and staff. No progress was made on the civic education program, which remained unfunded, and primary education coverage was too limited to meet the target set for it. On the other hand, the Ministry of Education announced new plans for 2000-2004, which included initiatives to reduce the illiteracy rate by 15% and experimental programs to teach Mayan languages and Spanish simultaneously.1