Achieving World-Class Education in Adverse Socioeconomic Conditions : The Case of Sobral in Brazil
This report presents the case of the municipality of Sobral in the state of Ceara, Brazil. This municipality overcame adverse socioeconomic conditions and now has the best primary andlower secondary education system in Brazil. Sobral is home to 200...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/143291593675433703/Achieving-World-Class-Education-in-Adverse-Socioeconomic-Conditions-The-Case-of-Sobral-in-Brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34150 |
| Summary: | This report presents the case of the
municipality of Sobral in the state of Ceara, Brazil. This
municipality overcame adverse socioeconomic conditions and
now has the best primary andlower secondary education system
in Brazil. Sobral is home to 200,000 inhabitants and in 2005
was ranked 1,366 in the national index that measures quality
of education in Brazil. Twelve years later, it was ranked
first among the 5,570 municipalities in both primary and
lower secondary education rankings. Public education in
Sobral has one goal: every student must complete lower
secondary education at the right age and with appropriate
learning. The municipality placed education at the top of
the political agenda and kept it out of politics. Its
prioritized learning by establishing a clear intermediate
target, ensuring all students are literate by the end of the
second grade. It organized the education policy under four
pillars: effective use of student assessment; focused
curriculum with a clear learning sequence and prioritization
of foundational skills; prepared and motivated teachers; and
autonomous and accountable school management with school
principals appointed through a meritocratic and technical
selection process. The main aspects of the reforms are
presented and discussed in this report. |
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