TOPSHOT - Students queue next to portraits of Cuban revolutionary leaders Argetine Ernesto "Che" Guevara and Fidel Castro before getting into their classrooms on their first day of the 2026-2027 academic year in Havana on September 1, 2026. Amid a shortage of uniforms, a shortage of teachers, and prolonged power outages, 1.4 million students began a new school year on September 1 in Cuba, where the economic crisis is forcing families to bear the rising costs of their children's education. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP via Getty Images)