The Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, publicly acknowledged that education in Portugal has lost quality over time. This admission represents a rare position from the Portuguese political leadership regarding the problems of the national education system.
However, Montenegro assured that the Government is implementing measures to reverse this trend of declining education quality. The executive intends to address the challenges faced by the education system through concrete policies.
One of the measures highlighted by the prime minister is the restrictions on mobile phone use in schools. The objective of this ban is to allow students to better concentrate on the learning process, reducing distractions in the classroom.
This approach comes in a context of broader debate about the need to reform the Portuguese education system, which has faced criticism regarding student performance in international assessments.
