By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press
MATAMOROS, Mexico, Dec. 1, 2020 (AP): It started out simply: A
pop-up school on a sidewalk to teach reading, writing, math and
art to Central American children living in a camp of asylum
seekers stuck at US-America's doorstep.
Like countless schools, the
sidewalk school, as it became
known, had to go to virtual learning because of the coronavirus
pandemic. Instead of being hampered by the change, though, it
has blossomed, hiring about 20 teachersall asylum seekers
themselves—to give classes via Zoom to Central American children
in not only the camp, but at various shelters and apartments in