BASIC EDUCATION LEGISLATION IN BRAZIL: THE RELEVANCE FOR SCHOOL MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Basic education in Brazil is the basis of the educational system and comprises three stages: early childhood education, elementary school and high school; and this entire structure is organized and structured based on legislation, either by the Federal Constitution of 1988, or by educational standards, such as the Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (LDB), the National Education Plan (PNE) and, more recently, by Law No. 13,415/2017 – New High School. Therefore, the objective of this article is to discuss the importance of educational legislation for school management, highlighting the relevance of the laws that govern basic education in Brazil, as well as to understand the central role of legislation and evaluate how it can be used as a tool for more efficient management, capable of overcoming administrative and pedagogical challenges. It was a bibliographic review with a survey of studies that deal with the theme of basic education legislation in Brazil and the role of school managers in this process. The study discussed the importance of legislation for the standardization of practices, ensuring a minimum level of quality and equity in basic education throughout the country, as well as the fundamental role of the school manager in the process of improving institutional quality, since he acts directly in the mediation between the student and the school.