The IMERS and the logic of educational performativity: a critical analysis of the standardization of public schools

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https://doi.org/10.5212/retepe.v.11.26771.013

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This article critically analyzes the impacts of educational performance indicators, particularly the IMERS (Municipal Education Index of Rio Grande do Sul), on the organization of the contemporary public school. The study discusses how the growing centrality of large-scale assessments and quantitative educational monitoring mechanisms contributes to strengthening a managerial and performative logic in education. Grounded in a theoretical-bibliographic approach and in dialogue with the perspective of the Epistemology of Educational Policy, the study problematizes the theoretical and epistemological assumptions that underpin the constitution of educational indicators as legitimate references for educational quality and regulation. The paper engages with authors who critically examine curriculum standardization, performativity, and the instrumentalization of public schooling. The analysis shows that reducing educational quality to indexes, targets, and rankings may overlook social, cultural, and historical dimensions of the educational process, while also compromising teacher autonomy and students’ critical development. Finally, the study advocates for the conception of the public school as a space for the construction of the common good, committed to democracy, plurality, and integral human development.

Keywords: IMERS. Epistemology of Educational Policy. Educational Standardization. Large-Scale Assessment. Educational Regulation.

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  • Evandro Consaltér, Faculdade CESURG Marau

    Doutor em Educação pela Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF). Professor da Faculdade CESURG Marau.

  • Samir Casagrande, Faculdade CESURG Marau

    Mestre em Ciências Humanas pela Universidade Federal Fronteira Sul (UFFS). Professor da Faculdade CESURG Marau.

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2026-07-13

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The IMERS and the logic of educational performativity: a critical analysis of the standardization of public schools. Revista de Estudios Teóricos y Epistemológicos en Política Educativa, [S. l.], v. 11, p. 1–17, 2026. DOI: 10.5212/retepe.v.11.26771.013. Disponível em: https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/retepe/article/view/26771. Acesso em: 14 jul. 2026.