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In 2023/24, 90.1% of students in scientific-humanistic courses completed secondary education. In 2025, that percentage dropped to 79.4%, according to a study conducted by the Government.
The José Saramago Foundation stressed today that it always seeks to unite rather than compare, but questioned the criteria for removing the Portuguese Nobel laureate's work from the essential learning requirements of secondary education, according to a preliminary proposal.
The José Saramago Foundation stressed this Monday that it always seeks to unite rather than compare, but questioned the criteria for removing the Portuguese Nobel laureate's work from the essential learning requirements of secondary education, according to a preliminary proposal. The position of the José Saramago Foundation will always be to unite and not to place...
The José Saramago Foundation stated on Monday (March 30) that it seeks to unite rather than compare, but questioned the criteria for removing the Portuguese Nobel laureate's work from the mandatory essential learning list for secondary education, according to a preliminary proposal. The foundation suggested replacing the word 'or' with 'and' to include Mário de Carvalho alongside Saramago, rather than replacing him. The proposal, currently under public consultation, also updates the list of authors for short stories and poetry, including names such as Maria Judite de Carvalho, Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão, and others, while expanding the study of Fernando Pessoa.
The 2018 Essential Learnings had already reduced rigour; those of 2023 further accentuate this weakening.
