The article discusses the growing social inequality in the Portuguese education system, specifically the lack of teachers in public schools. It highlights how students missing classes are at a disadvantage for national exams and university entrance. The author proposes that the Minister of Education, Fernando Alexandre, create a financial support mechanism—a 'tutoring voucher'—to allow parents to pay for private tutoring for students who have not had full access to classes, warning that education must not follow the path of the health and justice sectors, where quality access is increasingly dependent on private payment.