August 25, 2020
“I hope they figured out something better,” said New York City parent Crystal Berroa, 27, of her expectations for distance learning this fall.
For Berroa, who lives in a homeless shelter with her three children, ages 6, 4, and 3, managing her older daughter’s schoolwork, on top of her younger children’s needs and her own job, has been a nearly impossible task.
“The ones that are free don’t work,” she said.