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Brazil government sends high school reform proposal to Congress
President Michel Temer signed and will submit to Brazil's Congress the high school reform proposal (for students from 16 to 18 years old), which includes the plan to extend the full-time education in...
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In Brazil, 49% of students enrolled in university in 2010 have dropped out
Almost half (49%) of the students who enrolled in higher education in 2010 has dropped out of the chosen course. Data are part of a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education that monitored the...
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OECD classifies Brazilian students' performance as below adequate
Nearly half of the Brazilian students (44.1%) are below the level of learning regarded as adequate in reading, mathematics, and science. Arquivo/Agência BrasilNearly half of the Brazilian students...
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Funding delays could lead to Rio state uni shutdown
Professor Tania Maria de Castro Carvalho, Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies, says the lack of funding has been causing distress since 2015, but the situation has now become untenable.Tânia...
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Brazil gov't releases extra funds for school food
President Michel Temer welcomes a group of school dinner ladies during the cerimony in which he unveiled more funds for school food.Marcelo Camargo/Agência BrasilThis year, the government is to release...
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Brazil has reduced inequality, but 2.5 million are still out of school
The findings were based on data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD)Antonio Cruz/ Agência BrasilOver the past ten years, Brazil has seen an increase in schooling among vulnerable...
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Literacy among richer Brazil kids six times higher than poor
Founded in 2006, Todos pela Educação sets five goals for Brazil to ensure that all of its children and adolescents have the right to quality education by 2022Tânia Rêgo/Agência BrasilInequalities in...
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Brazil gov't unveils new guidelines for primary education curriculum
Empathy and respect for diversity are part of the new National Common Curricular BaseAgência BrasilTo cultivate empathy and promote dialog, cooperation, and respect must be part of schools' everyday...
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Brazil kids to be taught Portuguese and Math earlier in school life
Children all across Brazil are to be taught Portuguese and Mathematics earlier on in their school life. Marcello Casa/Agência BrasilChildren all across Brazil are to be taught Portuguese and...
View ArticleOne in ten Brazilian students bullied frequently
About one in every ten students in Brazil is a frequent target of of bullying at school. It's usually an adolescent who is physically or psychologically abused, is targeted by nasty jokes or rumors,...
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International Mathematical Olympiad to debut women's award
IMPA Director Marcelo Viana estimates that some 10% of participants are women, a percentage close to that of 2016, when 71 of the 602 contestants were femaleTânia RêgoThe 58th International...
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Some 25 million of Brazil 14–29-year-olds do not go to school
Work was the main reason given (41%)—be it because they were working, looking for employment, or to start working soon. Other 19,7% were not interested in continuing their studies.Marcello Casal Jr/ABr...
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“Philosophy saved my life,” says transsexual student admitted to university
Created last year, the course achieved remarkable results already in its first year. Léo Rodrigues/Agência BrasilLast year, Raul Capistrano was the first student to walk into the classroom to take the...
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Women doing doctorate abroad outpaces men
Anna Lima, biologist Tomaz Silva/Agência BrasilWomen form the majority among Brazilians with Ph.D. obtained abroad in 2014—more than 60%, according to a new survey released by the Center for Strategic...
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Police storm vocational school occupied by students in Brazil
São Paulo - Police stormed a school that has been occupied by students in a sit-in protest since Thursday Rovena Rosa/Agência BrasilMilitary police have stormed Centro Paula Souza, a vocational school...
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Education Minister says Brazilian public universities still free
Mendonça FilhoJosé Cruz/Agência Brasil“Public universities are still free. Any information to the contrary is false,” said Mendonça Filho, minister for education and culture, in a note to the press.The...
View ArticleTeachers worse paid than other degree-holding professionals in Brazil
Teachers with university diplomas in Brazil earn lower wages than professionals with similar educational qualifications working in other careers, according to a report published by Todos pela Educação...
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Brazil yet to bring 1.9 million children and teenagers to school
Brazil has increased the percentage of children and adolescents in school, but is yet to include at least 1.95 million people aged 4–17.Under the law, the country should have granted universal access...
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Brazil spends 6% of GDP in education, school performance still poor
Brazil spends approximately 6% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on education every year. This percentage is above the 5.5% average reported among the countries making up the Organization for...
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In Brazil, Malala says education is the best investment
During a visit to São Paulo yesterday (Jul. 9), Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai described long-term education as the most worthwhile investment, especially for women...
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