The syndrome in the past has been estimated to occur in about one in every 20,000 live births, but more recently, it's closer to one in ever 7,500 live births.
More than a third of children and teens in grades five to 12 reported suffering emotional problems in 2021, up 10 percentage points from 2019, a study conducted by Bar-Ilan University has found
Tara Kavaler
Gaps in schooling could lead to irreversible damage
Rich, poor; young, old(er); Arab, Jew: Students of all stripes across the Middle East have experienced a school year like no other.
For almost a year, their learning has been disrupted by the novel coronavirus with on-again, off-again in-person classes and lessons on Zoom.
While the long-term effects of this disruption are still to be determined, experts fear irrevocable damage not just to pupils but to society as well.
I don’t feel like I’ve really been learning anything. … It’s very lonely. It’s also messy because nothing is really handled well and nothing feels serious. … The classes feel like they aren’t important