%0 Journal Article %T Ensino m¨¦dio no Brasil: os desafios das pol¨ªticas de garantia do direito a sua universaliza o = Secondary education in Brazil: the challenges faced by the policies to assure and universalize this right %A Eliza Bartolozzi Ferreira %J Linhas Cr¨ªticas %D 2012 %I Universidade de Bras¨ªlia %X Este texto objetiva tratar dos desafios do ensino m¨¦dio. S o apresentados os aspectos pol¨ªticos e econ micos concernentes ¨¤ democratiza o do ensino m¨¦dio com apresenta o de dados do atendimento da escolaridade no Brasil. Debate ainda a fun o social do ensino m¨¦dio tendo em vista as pol¨ªticas educativas atualmente implantadas. Conclui-se que os avan os legais e a implanta o de programas educacionais voltados para a expans o do ensino m¨¦dio t¨ºm gerado resultados p¨ªfios, fazendo crer que a universaliza o do ensino do ensino m¨¦dio continuar¨¢ sendo um desafio de longo prazo de supera o.This paper aims at addressing the challenges of secondary education. It presents political and economic aspects relative to the democratization of secondary education, including data on the coverage of Brazilian schools. It also debates the social function of secondary school, in view of educational policies currently implemented. Finally, it concludes that legal advances and the implementation of educational programs aimed at the expansion of secondary education have generated poor results, suggesting that the universalization of secondary education will remain a long-term challenge to overcome. %K Ensino m¨¦dio %K Pol¨ªticas de educa o %K Educa o b¨¢sica %K High school education %K Education policies %K Basic education %U http://seer.bce.unb.br/index.php/linhascriticas/article/view/6243/5116