Agência Brasil
Brasília – Speaking at a meeting on educational policy, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva declared that his administration remains committed to the Millennium Goals, especially in the areas of education, hunger and misery. "We are committed from head to toe," said Lula at the 4th High Level Group Meeting on Education For All, a government program run jointly with Unesco.
According to a recent Unesco report on worldwide education, Brazil is close to achieving some Millennium Goals in the area of education. The goals were set at a World Forum on Education, in Dacca, in 2000, to be reached by the year 2015. However, the report points out that serious challenges remain, especially with regard to quality. In order to improve quality, Brazil has to reduce illiteracy and the number of students who fail grades.
The Unesco report says that better educational quality requires more international investments, modern pedagogy, improved school facilities and combating corruption.
