The breakdown of basic educational infrastructure has forced families to subsidize the public school system from their own pockets. Parents now pay roughly 500 Egyptian pounds ($10) each month for private cellular data packages so their child can complete homework.
Date: 3/26
Region: Middle East & North Africa
Country: Egypt
Topic: Education, Economy & Livelihoods
Policy Lens: Economic & Trade Interests
Entry Type: Secondary Effect
Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report’s original reporting, “Built with U.S. aid, Egypt’s elite science academies now face collapse.” The feature story examined how a network of Egyptian STEM academies once held up as a model for modern education is unraveling after the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. support, exposing the fragility of reforms built on external expertise.
Source: Devex