40% of schools have fewer than 15 students and 26% have fewer than ten. It’s a “waste of resources”

This information has been in the news for several years: we are experiencing a teacher shortage crisis and the situation will worsen in the coming years. But is there a way to alleviate this problem, making the education system more efficient? The most recent study by Edulog, an Education think tank of the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation, indicates that there is, and presents different proposals. Conducted by former Education Minister David Justino, who was responsible for the reform that led to the closure of thousands of schools with few students, the study does not suggest this measure now, but the researcher admits: “It is inevitable” that it will happen again.