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But many of the students who need that aid fall through the cracks.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </span> </header> <main id="main" class="site-main"> <article id="post-131781" class="post-131781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/pennsylvania-bill-could-prevent-schools-from-barring-homeless-students/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="1118" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=1118%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image-large size-newspack-archive-image-large wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too" data-hero-candidate="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=1118%2C900&ssl=1 1118w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=1118%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=1118%2C900&ssl=1&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/pennsylvania-bill-could-prevent-schools-from-barring-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark">Pennsylvania bill could prevent schools from barring homeless students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/pennsylvania-bill-could-prevent-schools-from-barring-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-05-17T05:00:00-04:00">May 17, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-05-17T11:06:28-04:00">May 17, 2024</time></a></span> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The clock is ticking on a proposed Pennsylvania law mandating that school districts protect the federally guaranteed rights of homeless students. The bill gained traction last year after a Center for Public Integrity investigation revealed that districts in the state locked students out of school for weeks or months while investigating their families’ claims of […]</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-130857" class="post-130857 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-unhoused-and-undercounted category-watchdog-newsletter entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/amid-rise-in-student-homelessness-federal-funding-set-to-expire/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="A clock is visible in the foreground of a photo in a school hallway" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1399991257-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/amid-rise-in-student-homelessness-federal-funding-set-to-expire/" rel="bookmark">Amid rise in student homelessness, federal funding set to expire</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/amid-rise-in-student-homelessness-federal-funding-set-to-expire/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-01T07:00:00-05:00">March 1, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-02-29T16:40:45-05:00">February 29, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-126971" class="post-126971 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-inside-publici category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-student-investigation-honored-in-data-journalism-contest/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-student-investigation-honored-in-data-journalism-contest/" rel="bookmark">Homeless-student investigation honored in data journalism contest</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/the-center-for-public-integrity/">The Center for Public Integrity</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-student-investigation-honored-in-data-journalism-contest/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-01-18T12:40:17-05:00">January 18, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-01-18T12:40:23-05:00">January 18, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-125795" class="post-125795 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-unhoused-and-undercounted category-watchdog-newsletter entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/proposed-law-aims-to-lock-in-protections-for-homeless-students/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="A child stands with their back to the viewer, in front of them are the steps leading into a school bus." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/GettyImages-1270066913-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/proposed-law-aims-to-lock-in-protections-for-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark">Proposed law aims to lock in protections for homeless students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amy-dipierro/">Amy DiPierro</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/proposed-law-aims-to-lock-in-protections-for-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-08T07:00:00-05:00">December 8, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-07T11:25:23-05:00">December 7, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-125427" class="post-125427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted partner-teen-vogue entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/gaps-in-social-services-are-leaving-homeless-youth-with-no-good-choices/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/gaps-in-social-services-are-leaving-homeless-youth-with-no-good-choices/" rel="bookmark">Gaps in social services are leaving homeless youth with ‘no good choices’</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="Nathan Yuan is looking into the camera with a small smile, against a blue background." srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=600%2C600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nathan-Yuan-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/nathan-yuan/">Nathan Yuan</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/gaps-in-social-services-are-leaving-homeless-youth-with-no-good-choices/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-12-05T05:00:00-05:00">December 5, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-12-04T12:34:44-05:00">December 4, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-125443" class="post-125443 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/district-cites-educational-larceny-in-aggressive-audits-of-student-housing/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="599" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Illustration.png?resize=800%2C599&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="In this illustration, a family sits in their home, worried, as a person cast in shadow looks through their things." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Illustration.png?resize=800%2C599&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Illustration.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Illustration.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Illustration.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Illustration.png?resize=800%2C599&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/district-cites-educational-larceny-in-aggressive-audits-of-student-housing/" rel="bookmark">District cites ‘educational larceny’ in aggressive audits of student housing</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="Kavahn is smiling into the camera. He has glasses, brown hair and a mustache and beard." srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom.jpg?w=299&ssl=1 299w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kavahn-Mansouri-Midwest-Newsroom-96x96.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="Kate is smiling into the camera. She has glasses and long blond hair." srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio.jpg?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Kate-Grumke-St.-Louis-Public-Radio-96x96.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/kavahn-mansouri/">Kavahn Mansouri</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/kate-grumke/">Kate Grumke</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/district-cites-educational-larceny-in-aggressive-audits-of-student-housing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-21T10:03:32-05:00">November 21, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-11-21T11:25:55-05:00">November 21, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-124168" class="post-124168 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted partner-chalkbeat entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-and-suspended-in-california/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="Blue school lockers are in focus in the foreground of the image showing a school hallway. In the background, out of focus, several people stand near each other and one person walks into a classroom." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-115093584-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-and-suspended-in-california/" rel="bookmark">Homeless and suspended in California</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amy-dipierro/">Amy DiPierro</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-and-suspended-in-california/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-27T04:55:00-04:00">September 27, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-27T09:38:34-04:00">September 27, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-124299" class="post-124299 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-unhoused-and-undercounted category-watchdog-newsletter entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/where-are-the-homeless-children-this-struggling-city-isnt-finding-them/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="A neon yellow 'children crossing road sign' on a street pole in front of a red brick building." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-163083884-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/" rel="category tag">Watchdog newsletter</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/where-are-the-homeless-children-this-struggling-city-isnt-finding-them/" rel="bookmark">Where are the homeless children? This struggling city isn’t finding them</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/where-are-the-homeless-children-this-struggling-city-isnt-finding-them/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-09-22T07:00:00-04:00">September 22, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-09-21T16:25:38-04:00">September 21, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-122807" class="post-122807 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-inside-publici category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/public-integrity-partners-win-award-for-work-on-student-homelessness/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/public-integrity-partners-win-award-for-work-on-student-homelessness/" rel="bookmark">Public Integrity, partners win award for work on student homelessness</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/the-center-for-public-integrity/">The Center for Public Integrity</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/public-integrity-partners-win-award-for-work-on-student-homelessness/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-31T13:04:41-04:00">August 31, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-31T13:04:49-04:00">August 31, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-121424" class="post-121424 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted partner-chalkbeat entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/pennsylvania-homeless-students-schools-disenroll/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration shows a school building with pieces of paper sticking out of it with quotes like "Being punished for poverty just doesn't seem right." written on them." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/unhoused-Pennsylvania-illustration.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/pennsylvania-homeless-students-schools-disenroll/" rel="bookmark">Homeless students needed help. Schools showed them the door.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amy-dipierro/">Amy DiPierro</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/pennsylvania-homeless-students-schools-disenroll/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-29T04:57:00-04:00">August 29, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-28T11:31:37-04:00">August 28, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-122512" class="post-122512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/maryland-homeless-students-education-dispute-process/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="A yellow school bus in the foreground has its red STOP sign extended. In the background, two school buses are parked." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1136042971-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/maryland-homeless-students-education-dispute-process/" rel="bookmark">What we know about Maryland’s homeless education dispute process</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amy-dipierro/">Amy DiPierro</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/maryland-homeless-students-education-dispute-process/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-29T04:56:00-04:00">August 29, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-08-28T10:51:30-04:00">August 28, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-119715" class="post-119715 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-unhoused-and-undercounted category-watchdog-newsletter entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/funding-decisions-often-shortchange-homeless-students/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="A yellow school bus up close to the camera, with a slightly clouded blue sky visible behind it." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-599419615-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/funding-decisions-often-shortchange-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark">Funding decisions often shortchange homeless students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/funding-decisions-often-shortchange-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-02-24T07:30:00-05:00">February 24, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-02-23T14:30:30-05:00">February 23, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-118823" class="post-118823 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-then-kicked-out-of-school-suspension-expulsion/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="579" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shambrika-Crawford.png?resize=800%2C579&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="Shambrika Crawford looks off-camera with a serious expression" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shambrika-Crawford.png?resize=800%2C579&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shambrika-Crawford.png?resize=800%2C579&ssl=1&w=370 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shambrika-Crawford.png?resize=800%2C579&ssl=1&w=400 400w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-then-kicked-out-of-school-suspension-expulsion/" rel="bookmark">Homeless, then kicked out of school</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anna-Patrick-150x150.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="Anna Patrick smiles for a photo" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anna-Patrick.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anna-Patrick.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anna-Patrick.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anna-Patrick.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anna-Patrick-150x150.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/anna-patrick/">Anna Patrick</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/homeless-then-kicked-out-of-school-suspension-expulsion/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-01-12T05:00:00-05:00">January 12, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-01-09T15:45:07-05:00">January 9, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-118813" class="post-118813 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/how-a-funding-paradox-hurts-the-schools-doing-right-by-homeless-students/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Liza-Rankin.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="Liza Rankin looks into the camera, wearing a concerned expression" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Liza-Rankin.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Liza-Rankin.png?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Liza-Rankin.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Liza-Rankin.png?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/how-a-funding-paradox-hurts-the-schools-doing-right-by-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark">How a funding paradox hurts the schools doing right by homeless students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/greg-kim/">Greg Kim</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/how-a-funding-paradox-hurts-the-schools-doing-right-by-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-01-10T05:00:00-05:00">January 10, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2023-01-09T15:45:33-05:00">January 9, 2023</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-118283" class="post-118283 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/government-helping-homeless-students-mckinney-vento-funding/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="In an empty classroom, seats are upside down on desks as the sun shines in the windows." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1266183854-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/government-helping-homeless-students-mckinney-vento-funding/" rel="bookmark">Officials: Federal government must do better for homeless students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amy-dipierro/">Amy DiPierro</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/government-helping-homeless-students-mckinney-vento-funding/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-14T04:59:00-05:00">December 14, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-13T11:44:58-05:00">December 13, 2022</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-117913" class="post-117913 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/student-homelessness-project-breaks-ground/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/student-homelessness-project-breaks-ground/" rel="bookmark">Public Integrity student homelessness project breaks ground</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jennifer-lafleur-mug-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jennifer-lafleur-mug-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/jennifer-lafleur/">Jennifer LaFleur</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/student-homelessness-project-breaks-ground/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-07T05:00:00-05:00">December 7, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-05T18:10:38-05:00">December 5, 2022</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-117739" class="post-117739 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/washington-dc-schools-funds-homeless-students-miss-out/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="Towanda Chew looks into the camera with a determined expression and a smile." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/221109_Homeless_Students_02.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/washington-dc-schools-funds-homeless-students-miss-out/" rel="bookmark">Schools can get funds to help homeless students. Why do so many miss out?</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU.jpg?w=300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amanda-Michelle-Gomez-WAMU-96x96.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kaela-Roeder-street-sense-media-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kaela-Roeder-street-sense-media.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kaela-Roeder-street-sense-media.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kaela-Roeder-street-sense-media.jpg?w=155&ssl=1 155w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kaela-Roeder-street-sense-media-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kaela-Roeder-street-sense-media-96x96.jpg?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amanda-michelle-gomez/">Amanda Michelle Gomez</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/kaela-roeder/">Kaela Roeder</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/washington-dc-schools-funds-homeless-students-miss-out/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-06T05:00:00-05:00">December 6, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-12-07T16:48:17-05:00">December 7, 2022</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-117620" class="post-117620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/this-school-district-helped-homeless-students-graduate-heres-what-it-took-graduation-washington/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="MJ Dizon stands outside the North Thurston Public Schools' Family & Youth Resource Center in a blue button down shirt. Dizon has long black hair and is smiling." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/StudentNavigators_01-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/this-school-district-helped-homeless-students-graduate-heres-what-it-took-graduation-washington/" rel="bookmark">This school district helped homeless students graduate. Here’s what it took.</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-96x96.jpg?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=96%2C96&ssl=1 96w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C200&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Greg-Kim-Seattle-Times-96x96.jpg?w=370&ssl=1 370w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/greg-kim/">Greg Kim</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/this-school-district-helped-homeless-students-graduate-heres-what-it-took-graduation-washington/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-12-05T05:00:00-05:00">December 5, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-11-30T14:55:48-05:00">November 30, 2022</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-117497" class="post-117497 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/making-visible-the-hidden-toll-of-student-homelessness-around-the-country/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too" loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-Student-homelessness-logo.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/making-visible-the-hidden-toll-of-student-homelessness-around-the-country/" rel="bookmark">Making visible the hidden toll of student homelessness around the country</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Ashley Clarke smiles.' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Ashley-Clarke-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Ashley-Clarke-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/ashley-clarke/">Ashley Clarke</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/making-visible-the-hidden-toll-of-student-homelessness-around-the-country/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-30T15:31:56-05:00">November 30, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-04-05T09:00:54-04:00">April 5, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-116592" class="post-116592 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-integrity-out-loud category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/schools-fail-to-count-homeless-students/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Final-student-homelessness.jpeg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/schools-fail-to-count-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark">Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Amy-DiPierro-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span><span class="author-avatar"><img alt='Avatar photo' src='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-80x80.jpg' srcset='https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-Corey-Mitchell-scaled-1-160x160.jpg 2x' class='avatar avatar-80 photo' height='80' width='80' /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/amy-dipierro/">Amy DiPierro</a></span> and <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/corey-mitchell/">Corey Mitchell</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/schools-fail-to-count-homeless-students/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-15T04:59:00-05:00">November 15, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-08T11:46:24-05:00">March 8, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-116822" class="post-116822 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/what-housing-instability-looks-like-for-parents-students/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="Beth Petersen sits on the stairs with her chin resting on her folded hands as she watches her son leaves for the school bus." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murrietafamily-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12)), 100vw" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-container"> <span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted in</span><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/topics/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/" rel="category tag">Unhoused and Undercounted</a></span> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/what-housing-instability-looks-like-for-parents-students/" rel="bookmark">What housing instability looks like for parents, students</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="author-avatar"><img width="80" height="80" src="https://publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?crop=1" class="avatar avatar-80 photo wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=100%2C100&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image.png?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?w=370&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cpi-author-image-100x100.png?w=400&ssl=1 400w" /></span> <span class="byline"> <span>by</span> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://publicintegrity.org/author/the-center-for-public-integrity/">The Center for Public Integrity</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/what-housing-instability-looks-like-for-parents-students/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-11-15T04:57:00-05:00">November 15, 2022</time><time class="updated" datetime="2022-11-18T11:39:12-05:00">November 18, 2022</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-117074" class="post-117074 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-unhoused-and-undercounted entry"> <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a class="post-thumbnail-inner" href="https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/schools-must-help-homeless-children/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-archive-image size-newspack-archive-image wp-post-image" alt="A young person's hand writes on a chalkboard." loading="lazy" data-hero-candidate="" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?zoom=3&resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/publicintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1033845514-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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