School delivers worksheets, food to homeless students during the pandemic

Community Transitional School in Northeast Portland has been teaching kindergarten through eighth-grade students who are homeless for 31 years. Since the coronavirus hit Oregon in March, the school has been delivering worksheets and food to students every week. We talk with Cheryl Bickle, school president and third-grade teacher, about how teachers are staying connected with students during the pandemic.

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