DEMOCRATIC MANAGEMENT OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE MUNICIPAL ARTICULATED ACTIONS PLAN: TENSIONS AND TENDENCIES

ABSTRACT This study analyzes the implementation of the National Policy of Articulated Action Plans in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is a public policy that began in 2007 with the objective of articulating educational activities between the Union and the municipalities in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the municipalities. According to the legal system, the coordination of the national policy of education is a Union’s responsibility, articulating the different levels and systems, while the democratic management of education is the foundation for the autonomy of municipal education systems. In this study, we identified the tensions in the relationship between the Union and municipalities by analyzing the situations and tendencies of the indicators in the field of democratic management and development of teaching systems. The study shows that the actions and subactions planned for this field between municipalities (Municipal Departments of Education) and the Estate (Ministry of Education) are still fragile in terms of their fulfillment by both the engaged parties.