📋 Tender Overview
The Minister of Education, Camilo Santana, will provide information about his management on Wednesday (28), from 10am, in a joint meeting of the Education Committees (CE) and Transparency and Control (CFTC). Camilo, which is, must present to the senators a balance of ministry activities, advances, challenges and perspectives.
The ministers attendance was required () by the president of the EC, Senator Teresa Leitao (PT-PE). The president of CFTC is Senator Dr. Hiran (PP-RR).
Basic education
In addition, at the request () of Senators Rogerio Marinho (PL-RN) and Flavio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), Camilo Santana will have to provide clarifications on aspects of the Basic Education Assessment Policy, especially regarding the management of data from the 2023 Basic Education Assessment System (SAEB) and the absence of defined goals for the Basic Education Development Index (IDEB).
SAEB is one of the main indicators of basic education. The system reflects student learning level and serves as an indication of the quality of teaching. The first SAEB data of 2023 should have been released in August 2024, but were not announced only in April 2025, almost eight months late.
In justifying the request, senators argue that temporary concealment of data, the absence of documented technical motivation and the disclosure of conflicting results by different instruments violate the duty of active transparency provided for in.
Universities
At the request of Senator Esperidiao Amin (PP-SC), the minister will also discuss the situation of federal universities, especially the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and the Federal University of the Southern Fronteira (UFFS). According to Amin (), federal higher education institutions are undergoing serious difficulties with the lack of budget necessary and sufficient to fulfill their respective institutional missions.
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