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Government intervention. Students arrive at the Visconde de Cairu State School in Méier, where the failure rate reaches 40% in the first year of high school: state decree divides opinions — Photo: Gabriel de Paiva

Experts and students criticize measure that allows students to pass to the next grade even with failing grades in six subjects in the state education system.

Rodrigo Travitzki, a professor at the Faculty of Education, speaks about the initiative of the Rio de Janeiro state school system.

November 26 2025

Photograph showing a meeting of the Unicamp University Council. There are many people in the enclosed space, well-lit, and well-equipped with tables, chairs, microphones, and other equipment. The people are dressed in formal attire. End of description.

Unicamp suspends agreement with Israeli research center in protest against war

Citation of the motion of repudiation of the agreement between Unicamp and Technion approved by the Faculty of Education.

The library at the Estância de Planaltina School, in the Federal District, operates in a small room, with two tables, broken shelves and donated books — Photo: Disclosure

Far from universalization, 63% of schools do not have libraries to train readers

Guilherme Prado, professor at the Faculty of Education, talks about the challenges in literacy policies in Brazil.

Cell phones in schools: in most of the 16 states that have banned them, the device is kept in backpacks

Prof. Dr. Telma Vinha highlights that punishment is not a solution for the use of cell phones in schools.

Telma Vinha receives the Faz Diferença 2023 award in the Education category for her fight against violence in schools

She contributed to the actions of Brazilian Ministries and promoted 180 lectures on the subject.