Modern Standard Arabic the benchmark of literacy is taught in schools, and most Arabs and many non-Arabs, even those who lack schooling, are able to understand it.
We lack school libraries, librarians and certified, qualified and experienced teachers.
A quarter of districts lack schools; where these exist, there are 78 pupils per teacher.
The university lacked school spirit, she says, and seemed too politically charged.
"We lack schools, playgrounds, everything," said Jawwad Siyam, an activist in Silwan.
She has been called to interview only twice, failing both times because she lacks school certificates.
Unless new schools directly help communities that lack school places, then parents and other taxpayers are going to see this as a shocking waste of public money.
Jason Henry, senior adviser to the board's chief financial officer, said many districts give up preschool seats because they lack school space and community organizations in their areas.
"Our subways are crumbling, our children lack school seats, and too many of our neighbors lack adequate health care," he said in a joint statement with City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer.
The sample lacks schools with high levels of air pollution.
Bellamy noted that while many communities lack schools, health facilities or sanitation, few are without places of worship.
