Cuba Readies to Kick Off School Year Despite Scant Supplies
Education officials will hire retirees and university students as teacher coverage falls to 73% and uniform supplies meet only 12% of primary demand.
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The Cuban government announced Thursday, August 27, 2026 that the school year will begin on September 1, despite the energy crisis that the country is experiencing in the face of the oil embargo imposed by the United States.
Havana.- The lack of teachers, uniforms and readjustments at all educational levels will mark the beginning of the school year in Cuba, amid “tremendous difficulties” due to the economic and energy crisis, said Education Minister Naima Trujillo on Thursday. Last week the Cuban government announced that about 1.4 million students will return to the classrooms on September 1, as the official calendar establishes. At a press conference, the ministe…
In Cuba, about 1 500 000 children and adolescents will attend the classrooms when the new school year of general education begins this September 1. The post More than 1.5 million children and adolescents will begin the school year in Cuba this September 1st first appeared on Cubadebate.
By: Demetrio Villaurrutia. More than 500,000 students will be in the classrooms during the coming school year 2026-2027 in general education, despite the complexities that the country is experiencing, an effort that confirms the will of the Government to maintain Cuban education, as one of the pillars of our social system, even when the economic and energy fence against the nation is sharpened and impacted on it. On Wednesday, the First Secretar…
Facebook Twitter/X WhatsApp More than 500,000 students will be in the classrooms during the coming school year 2026-2027 in general education, despite the complexities that the country is experiencing, an effort that confirms the Government's willingness to maintain Cuban education, as one of the pillars of our social system, even though the economic and energy fence against the nation is sharpening and impacting on it. On Wednesday, the First S…
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