This article deals with the graduation of teachers working in rural schools with multigrade classes, based on the principles of rural education, as opposed to the educational package termed as Programa Escola Ativa, implemented in Brazil in 1997. It starts addressing the context of the 1990s, with neoliberal politics affecting education in the country and which arise, among others, the closing of rural schools with multigrade classes. Addresses the Programa Escola Ativa and its link to neoliberal politics in the country, discussing the principles of the rural Education, ending with key indications to the teacher´s training in schools with multigrade classes.
Rural Education; Multigrade Schools; Neoliberalism; International Organizations