Homeless Students in America's Public Schools [PDF]
Type: Report [PDF]Author/Source: Eric Tars, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, March 2010.
Abstract:
Over one million children experience homelessness in America every year, and with the growing foreclosure crisis, another two million children will likely experience homelessness in the next year. Homeless children face many of the same problems as poor and racial minority children across the country, indeed poor and minority families are disparately impacted by homelessness. However, in addition to the problems of race or poverty, homeless students' intersectional identity also creates unique issues in accessing education, such as the lack of documentation to enroll in school to the lack of regular transportation. These issues present barriers above and beyond those faced by other students.