Estudante da Rede Municipal de Ensino de Vargem Grande (MA)The Educar pra Valer (EpV – Education that Matters) program partners with municipal education networks to establish and strengthen public policies that boost early elementary learning and ensure literacy at the right age.
By providing technical assistance to education departments, the program enhances management capacity, elevates teaching quality, and embeds long-term policy structures across four core pillars: educational management, pedagogical practice, learning assessment and monitoring, and policy sustainability. In 2025, the program refined the Educar pra Valer Assessment System (SAEV) to make learning analytics more accessible and actionable for school networks, further accelerating progress toward literacy at the right age.
Branquinha (Alagoas state)
Despite significant hurdles from recent flooding and the pandemic, the rural municipality of Branquinha (pop. ~9,600) engineered a united local effort that transformed early literacy. Between 2023 and 2025, its Literate Child Indicator rating soared from 76.4% to 90.59%, surpassing state benchmarks and ranking among the region’s best. The breakthrough was driven by a multi-pronged approach that included investing in teachers, mobilizing the community, and establishing dedicated learning recovery spaces alongside a new Literacy Center.
