Editor's Note:
Journalism students at Ursinus College, supported by a grant from Project Pericles, dedicated a semester to interviewing students at Montgomery County public high schools to get their perspective on the impact Pennsylvania's inequitable school funding had on their education.
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POTTSTOWNÂ â Akira Love is a 16-year-old junior at Pottstown High School, and heâs busy.
Aside from the standard fare of classes, heâs a musician in the marching band, he holds a job, and he helps out around the house, including with taking care of his special-needs brother.
And Love's considerable responsibility in his household has only grown more substantial as his schooling moved online thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.