Acre should receive more than R$320 million in investments in Education in the coming years

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By Vitor Paiva, ContilNet

In 2023, the state of Acre received a total of R$25.8 million allocated only to Education, by the Ministry of Education (MEC), for investments in federal government programs, such as Escola em Tempo Integral, Compromisso Nacional Criança Literacy and Connected Schools.

In addition to this resource, another R$56.23 million is planned until 2026, exclusively for the recent Pé-de-Meia program, which should cover around 19.6 thousand students in the state.

It is worth noting that an expansion of the program was recently announced and should have an impact on the amount invested and the total number of beneficiaries.

In addition to funds from the MEC, the state also received investments through the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), in which 18 new buses were purchased, as well as 16 works focused on the educational area, totaling R$ 149.4 million.

Among constructions and renovations, 37 are stopped or unfinished and can be covered by the PAC, totaling more than R$46 million. Meanwhile, the Federal Institute of Acre (Ifac) is expected to gain a new campus, with a planned investment of R$25 million. The Federal University of Acre (Ufac) should be provided with a new University Hospital, implying a transfer of over R$50 million.

The Ufac University Hospital is an old project that seems to be getting closer and closer to getting off the ground/Photo: Reproduction

In addition to those already mentioned, the federal government also makes other investments in the state, through the actions of the Ministry of Education, namely: National School Meal Program (Pnae); National Program to Support School Transport (Pnate) and Caminho da Escola; National Book and Teaching Material Program (PNLD); Budget Recomposition for universities and federal institutes; Supplementation of the Fund for the Maintenance and Development of Basic Education and Development of Education Professionals (Fundeb) 2023.