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More than half of students living in the shelter system were chronically absent last year, meaning they missed one in every 10 school days, an analysis from Advocates for Children…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Oct 2025

Education Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Transportation

A New School Year is Here—And So Are School Bus Delays

Approximately 150,000 New York City children ride buses to school, including around 66,000 students with disabilities and students living in temporary housing. When there’s a problem with bus service, these…

ByDaniel Parra 5Comments

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Jul 2025

Education Featured Government Hear Our Voices Podcast Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Profiles

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: Navigating School, Childcare & Homelessness

The latest episode of the Family Homelessness Coalition’s ‘Hear Our Voices’ podcast features Kayla Mumtaz at the Alliance for Quality Education. The conversation touched on how New York funds its…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

School Staffers in Shelters Are a Lifeline to NYC’s Homeless Families. Now Their Jobs Are at Risk.

Roughly $12 million in funding that pays the salaries of 100 community coordinators working across the city’s network of homeless shelters is set to run dry this summer, leaving the…

ByMichael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat New York 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Education Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

1 in 9 NYC Public School Students Experienced Homelessness Last Year: Report

A record-high of 119,320 students during the 2022-2023 school year were living in the shelter system, “doubled up” in the housing of others or staying in hotels, motels or unsheltered,…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2022

Education Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say

The Fair Student Funding Formula, used to distribute the majority of New York City’s education budget to each of its 1,600 public schools, has been criticized for failing to provide…

ByJulian Roberts-Grmela 1Comment

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Nov 2021

Education Government Housing and Homelessness

Number of Homeless NYC Students Surpasses 100K For 6th Consecutive School Year

Advocates are pushing for the incoming Eric Adams administration to address the persistent issue with a number of policy changes, including hiring more DOE staff to work directly with students…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2018

Opinion

CityViews: New Chancellor Should Launch a Charter School for Homeless Students

‘Homeless students have a unique set of educational, physical, and emotional needs which are not being addressed in any significant or systematic way.’

ByRalph da Costa Nunez 7Comments

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Jan 2018

Education Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations News

NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help

Only 35 of the more than 6,550 homeless students enrolled in pre-K were in special education – a share that falls well short of citywide averages.

ByPatrick Donachie 3Comments

Report Finds Homeless Students Miss More School, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

A New School Year is Here—And So Are School Bus Delays

‘Hear Our Voices’ Podcast: Navigating School, Childcare & Homelessness

School Staffers in Shelters Are a Lifeline to NYC’s Homeless Families. Now Their Jobs Are at Risk.

1 in 9 NYC Public School Students Experienced Homelessness Last Year: Report

NYC’s Schools Funding Formula Should Consider Homeless Students, Advocates Say

Number of Homeless NYC Students Surpasses 100K For 6th Consecutive School Year

CityViews: New Chancellor Should Launch a Charter School for Homeless Students

NYC’s Homeless Pre-K Kids with Special Needs Face Steep Barriers to Getting Help

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