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Student homelessness increases throughout U.S.

Some sad statistics: the number of homeless public school students in the United States is on the rise.

According to the National Center for Homeless Education, 1.5-million students nationwide reported being homeless during the 2017-18 school year. In Indiana, 18,625 students were counted as homeless for at least a brief period during the school year, up 4.3%. The bulk of them were in grades K-7.

Read the full study here. 

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Paul January 31, 2020 at 3:17 pm

They are not “homeless” – they are runaways!!!!!!!!!!!! BIG DIFFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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