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Lebanon’s education sector continues to face significant hurdles, as revealed by the latest survey of parents conducted by the Centre for Lebanese Studies in August 2024. This report provides insights into the persistent difficulties faced by families amidst ongoing economic and social crises and the ongoing Israeli aggression, marking a fifth consecutive year of educational instability.

The Human Cost of the Israeli Agression on Lebanon

الكلفة البشرية للعدوان الإسرائيلي على لبنان

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Visit our searchable Lebanese Social Movements Database (in Arabic), highlighting marginalized voices and featuring a timeline of 5,184 events between 1982–1990 from Assafir and Annahar newspapers.

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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) is an independent academic institution established in 1984 to undertake impartial and balanced research in the Social Sciences focused on education, refugee rights, social movements, and disability advocacy. CLS is affiliated with the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge. 

CLS has a presence in Beirut, Cambridge, and while it undertakes research in various countries around the world, it focuses on Lebanon and the UK . 

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فاتن الحاج – جريدة الأخبار

للعام الخامس، يعيش التعليم تحدّيات الأعباء المالية وعدم القدرة على الوصول إلى الجودة، بفعل الأزمة الاقتصادية والعدوان الإسرائيلي. فقد أظهر استطلاع أجراه، أخيراً، الباحث في مركز الدراسات اللبنانية، محمد حمود أن النزوح من المدارس الخاصة إلى المدارس الرسمية سيكون، هذا العام، مرتفعاً نسبياً مقارنة بالنزوح المعاكس، إذ قال 30% من العيّنة المستطلَعة (2075 وليّ أمر من المحافظات الثماني) إنهم نقلوا أطفالهم إلى المدرسة الرسمية، والسبب الأساس «عدم قدرتهم على تحمل الأقساط في المدرسة الخاصة»، في مقابل 4% فقط نقلوا أبناءهم إلى المدرسة الخاصة «بسبب تدهور جودة التعليم الرسمي».

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Ever since the onset of the crisis in Lebanon, we have been gathering data about the educational sector through regular surveys, in-depth research, and detailed analysis. Our team engages with a diverse group of stakeholders, including students, parents, teachers, and policymakers, to gain a holistic view of the challenges and opportunities within Lebanon’s educational landscape.

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We write this piece as a group of education researchers working in the fields of international education and development, including with respect to conflict studies, forced migration and comparative studies, witnessing the unfolding of genocide in Palestine...