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Number of homeless students in U.S. has doubled since before the recession

9/26/2016

 
As reported in The Washington Post, "The number of homeless children in public schools has doubled since before the recession, reaching a record national total of 1.36 million in the 2013-2014 school year, according to new federal data." The article, available here, discusses the extent of childhood homelessness in the U.S. as well as the educational challenges homeless student face. 
"California, the most populous state, had the largest number of homeless children: more than 310,000, or 23 percent of the national total...Student homelessness also is more prevalent there than in almost any other state: Nearly 1 in 20 children in California experienced homelessness during the 2013-2014 school year." - Lyndsey Layton and Emma Brown, The Washington Post 
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