Resource management for the maintenance and development of education within the municipal sphere

The paper aimed to investigate the management of resources for the maintenance and development of education - MDE - in Campo Grande, the capital city of Mato Grosso do Sul, from 1997 to 2012. The purpose was to find out to what extent the amount of resources available would suffice to ensure the right to education, at basic education levels, in municipal schools. The investigation included the study of federal and municipal legislation and documents, especially municipal balance sheets, as well as relevant literature on the contributed to the topic. The increase in municipal revenues for MDE observed during the period may have contributed to the universalization of fundamental education and to the compulsory expansion of basic education.

Educational Policies; Right to Education; Educational Finance; Campo Grande, MS.