'Survive school or life?' The US teens who work to keep their families afloat

Teenagers from families who have been hit hardest by the recession entered the workforce to support their families. With schools reopening, teachers worry they won't come back

• Read part one of this series: The disconnected': millions of US students still can't get online one year into pandemic
• This series was reported by The74Million.org, a nonprofit education news site, in partnership with the Guardian

On Fridays, Mariela Garcia listens with earbuds as classes from Eastwood Academy in Houston stream in through Microsoft Teams.