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	''Telesecundaria'' is a system of distance education programs for secondary secondary and high school students created by the Federal government of the United Mexican States and available in rural areas of [[Mexico]] as well as [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] via satellite (Solidaridad 1 and Satmex 5).		''Telesecundaria'' is a system of distance education programs for secondary secondary and high school students created by the Federal government of the United Mexican States and available in rural areas of [[Mexico]] as well as [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] via satellite (Solidaridad 1 and Satmex 5).

			Its web site is http://www.telesecundaria.dgme.sep.gob.mx


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''Telesecundaria'' is a system of distance education programs for secondary secondary and high school students created by the Federal government of the United Mexican States and available in rural areas of [[Mexico]] as well as [[Central America]], [[South America]], [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] via satellite (Solidaridad 1 and Satmex 5).

==Background==

The following material is taken verbatim from the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telesecundaria

''Telesecundaria'' was born on the need to service graduates of elementary education in rural areas that were unable to continue their studies for lack of secondary schools in their areas. In 1968 ''Telesecundaria'' started at 304 classrooms and a teacher for each one of these in the states of [[Veracruz]], [[Morelos]], [[Estado de México]], [[Puebla]], [[Tlaxcala]], [[Hidalgo (Mexico)|Hidalgo]], [[Oaxaca]] and the [[Mexican Federal District|Federal District]]. The initial number of students was 6,549.

* ''Secundaria general'' – General studies
* ''Secundaria para trabajadores'' – for working students
* ''Secundaria tecnológica industrial'' – industrial technology
* ''Secundaria tecnológica agropecuaria'' – agricultural technology
* ''Secundaria tecnológica pesquera'' – fishing technology

Originally, ''Telesecundaria'' transmitted black-and-white live lessons through public television channels but nowadays the lessons have been pre-recorded to ensure higher quality and the image is in color and transmitted via satellite. Content now includes education on values, good habits, skills and aptitudes. By the end of 1993, ''Telesecundaria'' was broadcasting to over 9,000 schools in Mexico and serving almost 600,000 students through satellite Morelos II. In 1994, Edusat was launched, making use of more powerful and advanced satellite (Solidaridad 1) capable of transmitting 24 hours a day and covering more areas.

==Service==

Each facility has at least one television set, a satellite dish, a set-top box and a low noise amplifier.

''Telesecundaria'' broadcasts more than 4,000 television programs on channel 11 of the six channels of Edusat (''Sistema de Televisión Educativa'', "Educational Television System") of the Ministry of Public Education (SEP, ''Secretaría de Educación Pública'') of Mexico to more than 16,000 rural facilities serving more than one million students nationwide. The programs are transmitted daily between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Mexico City time) and re-transmitted between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays programs pertaining high school education are transmitted. Programming is complemented with general-interest, continuing education, and other shows about traditions and customs of the states of Mexico. For educators, audio visual content on each area of knowledge is provided for them, as well as the ''Experiencias Compartidas'' ("Shared Experiences") show.

==International expansion==

===Central America===

In 1996, the head of the SEP and the ministers of Education of [[Central America]] agreed to start experimental projects of ''Telesecundarias'' for every country. Since this year, the following countries in Central America are served by ''Telesecundaria'':

{| class="wikitable"
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| '''Country''' || '''Schools''' || '''Teachers''' || '''Students''' || '''Groups'''
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| [[Telesecundaria Costa Rica]] || 50 || 117 || 2500 || 120
|-
| [[Telesecundaria El Salvador]] || 96 || 166|| 5057 || 288
|-
| [[Telesecundaria Guatemala]] || 384 || 786 || 20564 || 939
|-
| [[Telesecundaria Honduras]] || 37 || 125 || 3118 || 111
|-
| [[Telesecundaria Panama]] || 5 || 24 || 367 || 18
|}

:''Source [http://www.sep.gob.mx/wb2/sep/sep_5033_edusat Ministry of Public Education] of Mexico

===United States===

There are currently pilot programs available in the states of [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Oregon]] and [[Florida]].

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