جوثاميست |Education advocates are cheering changes in the state funding formula for school aid that would increase support for city students who are homeless, in foster care or learning English.

Maria Odom, executive director of Advocates for Children of New York, called the increased investments for students who are homeless, in foster care or learning English “overdue.”

The number of homeless students at city schools has been climbing for a decade, hitting a record high in the most recent tally. According to Advocates for Children, nearly one in seven of the city’s more than 900,000 students were homeless at some point during the 2024-25 school year.