Evaluation of remote education in Minas Gerais: the implementation of the Non-Face-to-Face Study Regime

Abstract

Established by the government of Minas Gerais in 2020, the Regime de Estudos Não Presenciais (Reanp) was the remote education program designated as a measure to reestablish the school calendar, interrupted in the face-to-face modality by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reanp was organized into three axes, which constituted linked technologies: (i) Conexão Escola application; (ii) Tutored Study Plan (PET), and (iii) Se Liga na Educação program. This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of Reanp in the context of the Minas Gerais state education network, questioning whether and how the implemented initiatives managed to minimize the probability of increased educational inequalities predicted for the period. The data reveal the difficulties that teachers in the state network faced with the implementation of remote classes, the engagement of students and teachers, and the complexity of the adaptation process amidst the heterogeneity of technical and social conditions in the educational scenario.