Why is the school system crumbling in Venezuela?

2016-08-01 9

The fall in oil prices, years of economic mismanagement and soaring crime in Venezuela is ripping apart the school system, threatening to create a lost generation. Armed robbers enter schools. Blackouts leave classrooms dark and students faint from hunger. A parent group has estimated that Venezuelan children are missing 40 percent of class time this year.

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