Lula signed the new National Education Plan on Tuesday (14), which defines educational goals for the next ten years. The plan establishes an increase in education investment to 10% of GDP and provides for evaluations every two years.
The National Education Plan is the country's main educational planning instrument, establishing goals and strategies from early childhood education through graduate studies. Current education investment represents 5.5% of Brazil's GDP, with the new plan providing for gradual increases to reach 10% by the end of the ten-year period.
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The PNE was signed by President Lula on Tuesday, January 14
The plan is valid for ten years, until 2036
The plan is structured around 19 objectives, 73 goals and 372 strategies
The goal is to increase education investment to 10% of GDP
There will be monitoring and evaluation of goals every two years
The text was drafted by the Ministry of Education in 2024 and approved by Congress
Hugo Motta stated that the project received more than 4,000 amendments and the committee held more than 50 meetings
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Lula criticized the civic-military school model during the ceremony
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Homeschooling was blocked by Congress and did not make it into the plan
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The full-time education goal is to reach 50% of basic education enrollments
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Camilo Santana participated in the ceremony as former Education Minister and current senator
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Investment will jump from the current 5.5% of GDP to 7% in the sixth year and reach 10% at the end of ten years
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