# Struggling Gaza parents face costly choice over private schools

https://mins.news/en/item/58100

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-14 17:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/14/private-schools-become-a-costly-choice-for-struggling-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss

> Families in Gaza are weighing unaffordable private-school fees against makeshift tent classrooms with few resources. At the volunteer-run Elyaa’ School in Deir el-Balah, children study on mattresses and carpets amid shortages of desks, stationery, teachers and staff, after years of disruption to formal education.

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