{"id":575342,"date":"2020-10-12T03:43:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T03:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/12\/your-top-education-stories-of-the-week-27\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T03:43:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T03:43:07","slug":"your-top-education-stories-of-the-week-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2020\/10\/12\/your-top-education-stories-of-the-week-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Your top education stories of the week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your top education stories of the week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Public schools opened their doors to students yesterday<\/strong>, while public universities are set to follow this coming Saturday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/36THYcY\">Youm7<\/a>. 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