How high can public education go?

Resumo

Rio de Janeiro state is working hard to change its high level of educational inequality and its low supply of skilled labor. Thais Thimoteo talks with the state Secretary of Education and others about the new priorities: a minimum curriculum for all subjects from sixth to ninth grade, periodic assessments of students, tutoring students who have to repeat grades, awards to the best teams of teachers, teacher training, and, notably, substituting professional directors for political appointees.