Poynter Online has a story this morning reflecting another side to the homeless situation in America today.
Just read this heartbreaking lead from a Washington Post story about homeless students:
The economic plunge has generated a growing wave of children nationwide who are sleeping in shelters, motels, spare bedrooms or even the family van as their parents seek to keep them in school. Educators are scrambling to help, with extra tutoring, clothes, food and cab fare.
D.C. school officials have registered about 462 homeless students this school year, twice as many as the same time last year. Schools in Fairfax County, one of the country's most affluent areas, counted 1,314 homeless students early last month, up 20 percent from the same period last year. Prince George's, Montgomery, Loudoun and Arlington counties have also reported increases.
Read on for resources from the National Center on Family Homelessness and other organizations.
Posted at 1:32 AM on Feb. 12, 2009
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