Yet she has proposed a plan, recently approved by the Chilean Congress, that will upend the system, allowing the Instituto Nacional and two dozen other highly competitive public schools across Chile to select only 30% of their students through entrance exams, with the rest chosen by lottery.
Sin embargo, la presidenta propuso un plan, recientemente aprobado por el congreso chileno, que dislocará el sistema, permitiendo que el Instituto Nacional y otra veintena de escuelas públicas altamente competitivas en todo Chile seleccionen sólo el 30% de sus alumnos y el resto por tómbola.