They say technology has impacted education both positively, with faster access to information, and negatively, as students lose their focus. Educators also reported structural and pedagogical problems that prevent the use of technology.
Potiguara is an advocate for high-quality public education that embraces Brazil's ethnic and cultural diversity, rooted in the indigenous self-affirmation movement.
One out of five young people aged 15–29 were in this situation in 2023—9.6 mi youths. Conversely, 15.3% of youths worked and studied, 39.4% only worked, and 25.5% only studied.
Aimed at promoting educational, cultural, scientific, and technological cooperation with other countries, the initiative allows international students to study at Brazilian higher education institutions through bilateral agreements.
UNICEF noted that 56% of these kids were not literate at the expected age, adding to the thousands of other girls and boys in Brazilian schools without knowing how to read and write.