GESTÃO PÚBLICA NO CONTEXTO PANDÊMICO E A INTENSIFICAÇÃO DE DESIGUALDADES SOCIOEDUCACIONAIS

Abstract

This research aims to reflect on the performance of State in the face of the sudden need for adaptation of educational institutions with the advance of the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the total or partial change in the attendance of schools around the world, leaving education professionals and students in the face of a challenge for which they were not prepared: the incorporation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) resources to maintain the ties and pedagogical work. In a reality of health crisis in which the priorities have been reframed due to factors such as the decrease in family income and changes in the mental health of the population, the e social inequalities previously evidenced in Brazilian context gain more strength in the face of the difficulties faced by low-income students keep up with educational practices that take place through distance learning platforms, placing them at a disadvantage and inequality of rights in comparison to individuals with higher purchasing power. Therefore, the Brazilian economic context and its relationship with the poor distribution of public resources are brought to the level of academic discussion; the growing transfer of power from the State to the private sector to resolve macro-structural issues, benefiting small groups in detriment of the entire population; and the association between the technological strategies adopted by educational institutions with government support and the intensification of socio-educational inequalities beyond the duration of the health crisis.