13 de July de 2026
Representatives from the municipal Education departments of Água Fria, Antônio Cardoso, Conceição da Feira, Conceição do Jacuípe, Ipecaetá, and Irará participated in November in a regional meeting in Feira de Santana for the Learning to Study Texts (AET) project, conducted by the Education Laboratory in partnership with the Maria Emília Foundation. The initiative concludes the diagnostic phase of implementation and establishes the foundation for the next phase, when teacher training will actually begin in 2026.
The event brought together technical teams from the six municipalities with the objective of strengthening territorial coordination, promoting the exchange of experiences, and consolidating a shared understanding of the Educational Scenarios of Portal do Sertão. The materials prepared by Labedu document the process of listening, analysis, and reflection on local public education, conducted with technical teams, administrators, educators, and students from the municipalities throughout 2025. Based on these interactions, the documents consolidate the construction of a shared understanding of the challenges and potential of each municipality.
During the meeting, each municipality presented a symbolic object from its history and identity, such as the berimbau, charanga music, the image of the main church, the straw bag produced by a quilombola community, and images celebrating the municipality’s centennial. The gesture helped make tangible not only the cultural diversity of the territory but also fostered the creation of bonds among the teams. “When these objects enter the room, the stories of the people also enter. These accounts bring the teams closer together, broaden the understanding of the scenarios, and strengthen exchange among the municipalities. It is interactions like these, built throughout this year, that humanize the diagnosis and contribute to it also being understood as a formative space,” highlights Labedu’s Methodologies and Projects Coordinator Carla Tocchet.
The program advanced in developing a first version of the training plan for 2026, considering the scenarios discussed, academic calendars, and stakeholders involved. The networks reflected on the organization of training cycles and on the collective moments planned among the municipalities. Collaboration among the networks fostered recognition of common challenges and identification of locally constructed solutions. “With this initiative, it is possible to build a plan aligned with local contexts, without sacrificing consistent training for school teams,” explains Carla.
The Learning to Study Texts (AET) project has been under implementation since early 2025 in the six municipalities, reaching approximately 100 schools, 500 teachers, and 3,700 students. The initiative, with a duration of four years, has support from the Maria Emília Foundation and seeks to contribute to the consolidation of public policies committed to quality and equity in education in Portal do Sertão.
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Learning to Study Texts Project reaches six municipalities in Bahia