Public policies aimed at education in childhood and youth and social exclusion

This paper proposes an analysis of children and adolescents as subjects of law, highlighting their main rights and guarantees in Brazilian society and the reasons for social exclusion. This study sought support from bibliographic and documental revision on the subject and focused on the theories of public policies using legislation and doctrinal understandings for its production. Public policies aim to promote education and citizenship in society, making clear the responsibility of the State. We point out that, although the country has public policies to encourage access to and permanence in school, there is a lack of interest from the responsible managers in implementing them and that the exclusion process can be minimized by a real effectiveness of the actions and a more effective interference of the constituted authorities in guaranteeing the rights to education of this population. There is a need for commitment from all those involved in education, in order to shorten the distance between what the law says and reality. One of the action fronts is combating school dropout and its consequent social exclusion, ensuring the education of children and adolescents in order to contribute to social transformation.