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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Kids still can’t get into school in Lebanon
Description: Lebanon (MNN) — Some children are currently on Christmas break. In Lebanon, kids have been out of school for an entirely different and more concerning reason – the schools may have never opened at all.
Depending on the specific institution, some schools in Lebanon closed months or even years ago. Public schools struggled to stay open thanks to Lebanon’s sputtering economy and strikes from teachers demanding fair wages. Private schools charge tuition costs that are devastatingly expensive for the average family. Affordable non-public education options can’t provide the same level of certification for graduates.
In short, t...