Stability Under Fire

Policy Brief 4: Classrooms Without Borders

As displacement continues to reshape Lebanon’s social landscape, the education system faces a growing risk of unequal access. While some schools continue operating with limited disruption, others are overwhelmed, creating disparities that could solidify into long-term inequality.

This policy brief examines how the Ministry of Education can preserve equitable access to schooling without additional public spending. It argues that the central challenge is not funding, but administrative coherence across regions, institutions, and actors.

Through measures such as nationwide double-shift schooling, the mobilization of displaced teachers, flexible enrollment policies, and the coordinated use of public facilities, the state can expand capacity and maintain a unified system under crisis conditions.

The brief outlines practical, no-cost actions that rely on governance tools to prevent exclusion and sustain education as a public good during wartime.

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