EMBATES HISTÓRICOS DO FEDERALISMO NA EDUCAÇÃO BRASILEIRA: ORIGENS, CONCEITOS, EQUÍVOCOS E ATORES NO CENÁRIO NACIONAL.

This article shares reflections on the historical clashes of federalism in Brazilian education. It presents the origins, concepts and historical conflicts in the configuration of federalism in Education, as well as the role of several actors in the educational context. It discusses the impacts of the distortions and historical misunderstandings of federalism arising from the limits of asymmetric federalism in Brazil, in view of the discrepancies between and within the federative units. The various bodies and institutions seek to work together so that Brazilian education can play its role in society. The progressive evolution from hegemonic federalism to cooperative federalism helps to reduce regional inequalities, which necessarily depend on political decisions that only a legitimate federative pact will make possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]