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Over the past 15 years, Brazil has introduced a consistent program of reforms of its education system, progressively aligning the educational attainment of its labor force with that of other middle income countries and introducing advanced student assessment and monitoring systems.

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Achieving World-Class
Education in Brazil

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Achieving World-Class
Education in Brazil

The Next Agenda

Barbara Bruns, David Evans and Javier Luque

Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Abbreviations
Executive Summary
Chapter 1:Brazilian Education 19952010: Transformation
Education Finance Reform
Measuring Results
Reducing Schooling Costs for Poor Children
Federal Oversight
Conclusion
Chapter 2:Brazilian Basic Education: Meeting the Challenge?
Meeting the Needs of a 21st Century Economy
Reducing Inequality and Poverty
Transforming Spending into Learning
Conclusion
Chapter 3:Brazilian Basic Education 20112021: The Next Agenda
Building Better Teachers
Strengthening Early Childhood Education
Schooling a 21st Century Workforce: Raising Quality in Secondary Education
Maximizing Federal Impact and Capitalizing on Brazils Education Action Lab
References
Annex 1.Delivering Results for Children in Rios Favelas: Escola Municipal Affonso Varzea
Annex 2.Delivering Results for Children in Northeast Brazil: Pernambuco Escola Estadual Tom Francisco
Annex 3.Access to and Quality of Early Childhood Development in Brazil Compared with the OECD and LAC Countries
Annex 4.Global Evidence on Universal Versus Targeted Early Childhood Development Coverage
Annex 5.Skills Composition in the Brazilian Labor Market
Annex 6.Tables

Boxes

1.Avoiding Perverse Incentives: Brazils Index of Basic Educational Quality
2.Basic Numeracy as Measured on PISA
3.Evaluating the Impact of So Paulos Prova de Promoo
4.Holding Teachers Accountable for Performance: Washington D.C.s IMPACT Program
5.The U.S. Race to the Top Program

Figures

1.Primary Education Enrollment by Provider, 19902009
2.FUNDEF/FUNDEB Expenditures, 19982010
3.Cognitive Skills and Economic Growth Across Regions
4.Cognitive Skills and Economic Growth Across Countries
5.PISA 2009 Math Scores, All Countries
6.Brazils PISA Math Performance, 20002009
7.Comparative PISA Math Proficiency, 2009
8.Math Proficiency on SAEB/Prova Brasil, 19952009
9.Share of Students by Proficiency Level, Reading and Math, PISA 20002009
10.Change in Average Educational Attainment in Brazil, 19932009
11.Shifts in Real Wages for Workers by Years of Schooling, 19932009
12.Changing Demand for Skills in the U.S. Economy, 19591999
13.Changes in Brazils Occupational Structure, 19802009
14.Evolution of Skills in the Labor Force: United States and Brazil, 19812009
15.Skills Evolution in the Top Two Quintiles of the Brazilian Labor Force, 19812009
16.Regional Trends in Educational Attainment, 19932009
17.Educational Attainment by Region, 2009
18.Educational Attainment for Urban and Rural Populations, 2009
19.Fourth-Grade Math Performance by Region, 19992009
20.Educational Attainment of 20-Year-Olds Compared with Their Household Heads, 19932009
21.Years of Schooling Completed and PISA Math Performance by Household Income Quintile
22.Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Education Programs
23.Consolidated Education Spending, 20002009
24.Public Expenditure on Education as a Percentage of GDP in OECD Countries and Brazil, 2007
25.Projected Evolution of Schooling Cohorts, 19902025
26.Spending per Student at Different Levels Relative to Unit Costs in Primary Education, 2007
27.Average Class Size by Level of Education, 2008
28.Comparative PISA Math Performance of Prospective Teachers and Engineers
29.Cognitive Development of Children Aged 3672 Months in Ecuador
30.Distribution of Crches and Preschools in Brazil by Quality

Tables

1.Average Years of Schooling Completed by the Adult Population in Selected Countries, 19602010
2.Secondary Education Gross Enrollment Ratio in Selected Countries, 19902008
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