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The Ministry of Education (MEC), through the Secretariat of Continuing Education, Youth and Adult Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion (Secadi), launched, this Friday, May 15, the publication References for the Implementation of Equity in Education - Financing and Financial Management for Equity. The material seeks to support educational managers in improving the financial management of public resources, with an emphasis on optimizing investments to promote equity. The production is supported by the process of building the Referential Framework for Equity in Education, being complementary to the collaborative effort between the different federative levels to address the countrys multiple educational inequalities.
The document is part of the collection References for the Implementation of Equity in Education, a series that seeks to support education networks in qualifying educational management, with a focus on reducing inequalities and guaranteeing the right to education. Aimed at state and municipal education departments, the materials offer practical guidance, with indicators, self-diagnosis and progression routes that help to improve public policies in a concrete way. The first volume of the series was dedicated to youth and adult education (EJA).
The References for Implementing Equity in Education - Financing and Financial Management for Equity offer a set of educational management practices with the aim of helping education departments identify clear strategies to allocate resources according to the greatest needs, monitor the effectiveness of these actions and adjust directions throughout the fiscal year.
The focus is on the following management processes:
Monitoring of financing sources to know the available budget, how to increase investments and how to comply with legal rules for the application of resources;
Preparation of education budget plans: creating the Multi-Year Plan (PPA), the Budget Guidelines Law (LDO) and the Annual Budget Law (LOA) in a manner consistent with the needs of schools and ensuring equity in this process;
Redistributive budget execution: decisions to take the budget off paper and effectively transform it into equitable investments in terms of prioritizing those who need it most;
Budgetary decentralization for schools: strategy to enhance the financial autonomy of school units, providing more resources and technical support to those in more vulnerable contexts.
Context - Over the last few decades, the amount invested in education has grown considerably, with greater budgetary space for educational managers to act. The average value of investment per basic education student, according to the Brazilian Basic Education Yearbook, grew 58% in real terms between 2014 and 2024. In 20 years, between 2001 and 2021, according to the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anisio Teixeira (Inep), the value of investment per student grew 269%.
In education, equity is configured as a situation of justice regarding access, permanence, trajectory, processes and educational results between different social groups. The distribution of resources and efforts takes into account the combat and reversal of the impacts of structural inequalities that affect certain social groups, considering aspects such as sex, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, income, among others.
In this sense, the MEC considers the allocation of investments in different social areas, educational programs and types of government action to be fundamental in order to prioritize the demands of society. As resources are limited, the choice of where they will be applied is a constant exercise that needs to be managed by the leaders of the education secretariats.
MEC Social Communication Advisory, with information from Secadi
