The closing of classrooms and the move to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected students living in rural areas. Cyliss Castillo is one of them. The 18-year-old lives in Cuba, New Mexico, in a school district on the edge of Native American land that belongs to the Navajo Nation. Like many of his neighbors, Castillo does not have the internet or even electricity. “There’s not a lot to do here. You clean up, pick up trash or build stuff,” he told the Associated Press. Castillo said he does not like online school. “Hopefully by next semester we’ll be going back into school. I just find it a lot easier and a lot better than just out here, not doing (anything),” he said. The Cuba Independent School District sits in a village of about 800 people. The district has kept buses running as a way to bring school to students who live in widely separated areas. The buses carry schoolwork, art supplies and meals.
Title: US School Closings Can Leave Rural Students Struggling
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You clean up, pick up trash or build stuff,” he told the Associated Press.</span> <span data-start-time='44188' data-end-time='49333'>Castillo said he does not like online school.</span> <span data-start-time='49333' data-end-time='55063'> “Hopefully by next semester we’ll be going back into school.</span> <span data-start-time='55063' data-end-time='62625'>I just find it a lot easier and a lot better than just out here, not doing (anything),” he said.</span> <span data-start-time='62625' data-end-time='70104'>The Cuba Independent School District sits in a village of about 800 people.</span> <span data-start-time='70104' data-end-time='79646'>The district has kept buses running as a way to bring school to students who live in widely separated areas.</span> <span data-start-time='79646' data-end-time='86375'>The buses carry schoolwork, art supplies and meals.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/E.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16448 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/this_article_described_the_difficulty_that_results_from_closing_classrooms_for_those_who_live_in_what_part_of_the_country.wav'>This article described the difficulty that results from closing classrooms for those who live in what part of the country?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='rural areas'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/rural_areas.wav'><span>rural areas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/affluent_areas.wav'><span>affluent areas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/urban_areas.wav'><span>urban areas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/wealthy_neighborhoods.wav'><span>wealthy neighborhoods</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16449 data-hint-location='79646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/in_rural_areas_during_the_pandemic_school_buses_deliver__blank_.wav'>In rural areas during the pandemic, school buses deliver <span class='blank'>schoolwork, art supplies, and meals</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='schoolwork, art supplies, and meals'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/schoolwork_art_supplies_and_meals.wav'><span>schoolwork, art supplies, and meals</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/vaccines.wav'><span>vaccines</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/household_pets_to_the_vet.wav'><span>household pets to the vet</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/sporting_equipment.wav'><span>sporting equipment</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16450 data-hint-location='15146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/where_does_the_school_student_live_who_was_featured_in_this_article.wav'>Where does the school student live who was featured in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='New Mexico'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/new_mexico.wav'><span>New Mexico</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/new_york.wav'><span>New York</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/arizona.wav'><span>Arizona</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4745/nevada.wav'><span>Nevada</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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