The article shares some results of research that is guided by the following research problem: what is at stake in notions of quality education for some of the main social actors in the educational field? From the delineation of a ring, composed of social actors within the State, civil society and multilateral organizations, were semistructured interviews with its members, addressing questions on the grounds of the quality of education being at stake, the design quality and disputes underlying the concept. It was concluded that is at stake in the notions of quality of education the reduction of inequalities in education, seen from two angles: 1) increase of student performances on large-scale tests and 2) ensuring a variety of teaching conditions, that would provide students with a broad education.
quality of education; school education; educational policies