Cuba begins school year with 1.4 million students amid severe fuel and teacher shortages

Cuba opened its school year for 1.4 million students without operating buses due to a fuel crisis, while nationwide teacher coverage dropped to 73%.

• 1.4 million students began the school year in Cuba without buses running.
• The government deployed over 3,000 teachers from eastern provinces to Havana.
• Nationwide teacher coverage plummeted to 73%.