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Author Archives: Amy DiPierro

Amy DiPierro is a data journalist at the Center for Public Integrity. She previously reported for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif. and BusinessDen in Denver, Colo. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and Stanford University, where she was a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and a fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation. She was a contributor to the project “Nowhere to go”, which was honored with a Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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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.
Posted inUnhoused and Undercounted

Homeless and suspended in California

Avatar photo by Amy DiPierro September 27, 2023September 27, 2023

Federal education law explicitly seeks to help homeless children and youth stay in school, in the hopes academic opportunity will allow them to break the cycle of housing instability. This story also appeared in Chalkbeat Taking them out of class could worsen their chances of success. But an analysis of data in California shows the […]

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.
Posted inUnhoused and Undercounted

Homeless students needed help. Schools showed them the door.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Amy DiPierro and Corey Mitchell August 29, 2023August 28, 2023
A yellow school bus in the foreground has its red STOP sign extended. In the background, two school buses are parked.
Posted inUnhoused and Undercounted

What we know about Maryland’s homeless education dispute process

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Amy DiPierro and Corey Mitchell August 29, 2023August 28, 2023
In an empty classroom, seats are upside down on desks as the sun shines in the windows.
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Officials: Federal government must do better for homeless students

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Corey Mitchell and Amy DiPierro December 14, 2022December 13, 2022
An illustration that has several faces looking sad and contemplative. There are also desks and houses representing homeless students on the illustration, too.
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Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Amy DiPierro and Corey Mitchell November 15, 2022July 6, 2023
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This D.C. housing program is a ‘top priority.’ Why do repairs take years?

Ashley Clarke smiles.Avatar photo by Ashley Clarke and Amy DiPierro March 3, 2022May 23, 2023

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