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Posted inUnhoused and Undercounted

Schools can get funds to help homeless students. Why do so many miss out?

Towanda Chew has gone to extraordinary lengths to prioritize her children’s education. Like many parents navigating homelessness, keeping this promise remains a harrowing challenge. It requires that she first keep them safe and sheltered.  “I wish I could have walked on the stage,” said Chew, who didn’t graduate from high school, but got her GED. […]