Full-time schools will receive R$ 99 million from the government

The works for the implementation of the Full-time High School (EMTI) in the states and the Federal District continue at an accelerated pace. O Ministry of Education already has R$ 99 million available to support the implementation of the reform proposed by the portfolio.

The amount is part of the Full-Time Secondary School Incentive Program. In addition, the MEC also already has US$ 40 million from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Bird), to carry out the changes in education.

Minister Rossieli Soares met with bank technicians and representatives from different areas of MEC to discuss the progress of the agreement and hear an assessment of what has already been achieved.

The New Secondary School was launched by MEC in September 2016, after a broad debate between various sectors of Brazilian society, and it is the biggest reformulation of this stage of basic education in the country in the last 20 years. The project was approved by the National Congress and then sanctioned by the President of the Republic, Michel Temer, in February last year.

In March, MEC presented the New Secondary School project to representatives of the World Bank, in Washington, in the United States. The objective was to obtain financing of 250 million dollars from the institution for the implementation of the necessary changes in student services. At the time, the bank was open to partnering with the country and the Federal Senate authorized the agreement in April.