O lugar do Sistema Mineiro de Avalia o da Educa o Pública (Simave) na busca pela qualidade da educa o no Brasil

The place of Miner System for Evaluation of Public Education (Simave)in the search for quality education in BrazilAbstractThe Mining System for Evaluation of Public Education (Simave), responsible forthe development of integrated assessment of education in the state of Minas Gerais,emerges in the wake of implementation of regulatory policy of educationin Brazil. This policy, in turn, is part of the reform movement of educationalpolicies in the context of capitalist restructuring process. The purpose of this paperis to question its place in this system of evaluation in brazilian regulatorypolicy. With this objective, to weave accounts of its principles, goals and waysof operation. By analyzing historical and politically Simave, one may question itsguidelines, based on the discussion of political and administrative reforms in Latin America. These reforms are linked to the entry of international organizations in the financing of national and local educational projects. The text points out the contradictions within the system and aspects of policy Simave subject to further discussion, such as the relationship between the principles underlying the system of assessment and prioritized strategies to improve the quality of educationin Minas Gerais.