FINANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PERSPECTIVE: BUDGET CUTS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES IN IFRO

Abstract

The dynamics of the public budget and public policies for educational financing are analyzed based on the experience of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rondônia (IFRO), evidencing the impacts of fiscal restrictions and resource constraints on the quality of public education. Based on a theoretical foundation, the historical and legal foundations of the public budget, the functioning of the Brazilian budget process and the main guidelines for financing education are discussed. The specific analysis of the financing model of the Federal Network is highlighted, with emphasis on the Matrix of the National Council of Institutions of the Federal Network of Professional, Scientific and Technological Education (CONIF) and the particularities faced by IFRO in the face of successive budget cuts, especially after Constitutional Amendment 95/2016. The methodology adopted is qualitative, of documentary and bibliographic nature, with an institutional focus. The results demonstrate that the budget is a strategic management instrument, but it is restricted by macroeconomic and political constraints, which limits the advancement of educational policies. The study contributes to the debate on the urgency of more stable and structured financing policies, capable of effectively guaranteeing the right to quality education.