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Surge in Homeless Pupils Strains Schools (New York Times, September 5, 2009)

Large increases in the number of homeless students has led school districts to make extraordinary efforts to keep kids in school, from providing special transportation to helping families locate temporary shelters.

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Large increases in the number of homeless students has led school districts to make extraordinary efforts to keep kids in school, from providing special transportation to helping families locate temporary shelters.  Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, estimates that the number of homeless students may have risen 75 to 100% in many districts over the past two years.

 
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/education/06homeless.html