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Schools reopen across Cuba as fuel, water and power shortages persist
Summary by The Piney Point Editorial Desk Dánica Coto, Associated Press , as published by KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC)
· September 1, 2026
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Key points The new school year has begun, with over 10,000 schools expected to open and welcome around 1. 4 million children and 135,000 teachers.
Fuel, water, and power shortages continue to affect daily life. A family relied on a borrowed horse to transport their daughters to school, as their own horse was stolen and killed for food. School buses are not running due to the shortages.
The new school year has begun, with over 10,000 schools expected to open and welcome around 1.4 million children and 135,000 teachers. The education minister described the reopening of schools as a "heroic act" given the challenges faced by the island. Further details on the situation and its impact on the education system are available from the source.
The shortages of fuel, teachers, and uniforms are among the challenges being faced as the new school year begins.
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Category: schools Published: September 1, 2026 Source: KPRC 2 / Click2Houston (NBC) Reading time: 1 min
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