Cell phone ban boosts attention in class for 80% of Brazilian students
Over 80 percent of Brazilian students say they have been paying more attention in class since the cell phone ban was introduced.Perceived positive impact is highest in the early grades of elementary...
View ArticleBrazilian university terminates agreement with Israeli institute
The State University of Campinas (Unicamp) announced on Tuesday (Sep. 30) that it is unilaterally terminating its academic cooperation agreement with Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology.“The...
View ArticleBrazilian teachers lose 21% of class time maintaining discipline
In Brazil, teachers lose an average of 21 percent of class time maintaining order in the classroom – in other words, for every five hours of class, one hour is lost trying to get students’ attention....
View ArticleInternet use by Brazilian kids in schools falls from 51% to 37%
Internet use by Brazilian kids aged 9 to 17 in schools fell in 2025, as per a study entitled Tic Kids Online Brasil 2025, released this week. According to the survey, users within this age group who go...
View ArticleBrazilian Débora Garofalo elected world’s most influential teacher
The Varkey Foundation, an international organization dedicated to valuing teachers, recognized Brazilian educator Débora Garofalo as the world’s most influential teacher.At a ceremony on Monday (Feb....
View ArticleBrazil records 1 million fewer enrollments in basic education
The Brazilian Ministry of Education and the Anísio Teixeira National Institute for Educational Studies and Research (INEP) released the results of the first stage of the 2025 School Census on Thursday...
View ArticleOne in four public school students in Brazil studies full-time
The Brazilian Ministry of Education and the Anísio Teixeira National Institute for Educational Studies and Research (INEP) released the results of the first stage of the 2025 school census on Thursday...
View ArticleBrazil achieves 66% literacy rate among children at the right age
Brazil has surpassed its goal for children to become literate at the right age, with 66 percent of students able to read and write by the end of the second year of elementary school in 2025. The...
View ArticleIn Brazil, four in ten teenagers face school bullying
In Brazil, four out of ten students aged 13 to 17 say they have already been victims of bullying, and 27.2 percent in this age group have suffered some form of humiliation two or more times.The data,...
View ArticleBrazil plan targets 10% of GDP for education
One of the goals of Brazil’s National Education Plan (PNE) is to increase public investment in education to 7.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) within seven years and to 10 percent within a...
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