{"id":15036,"date":"2026-04-14T13:54:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=15036"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T18:39:14","slug":"opinion-shelter-decisions-that-ignore-school-stability-are-harming-nycs-children","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/advocatesforchildren.org\/es\/articles\/opinion-shelter-decisions-that-ignore-school-stability-are-harming-nycs-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Shelter Decisions That Ignore School Stability Are Harming NYC\u2019s Children"},"template":"","class_list":["post-15036","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_type-afc-in-the-news","topic_tax-students-in-temporary-housing"],"acf":{"component_standard_hero":{"":null,"excerpt":"","short_description":"","button":{"":null,"link_type":"page","page":{"title":"Leer el art\u00edculo","url":"https:\/\/citylimits.org\/opinion-shelter-decisions-that-ignore-school-stability-are-harming-nycs-children\/","target":"_blank"},"file":null,"title":""},"image":15037,"disable_share_icons":false},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<strong>L\u00edmites de la ciudad\u00a0<\/strong>| When shelter capacity changes, there is no consistent mechanism to account for school stability, no standard requiring interagency planning, and no safeguard to prevent educational disruption before decisions are finalized.\r\n\r\nSystem shifts in one part of the shelter network should not result in instability for children in another. Yet that is exactly what is happening. Families with children are becoming the most readily displaced population.\r\n\r\nThe impact is measurable. More than 20 percent of children in shelter are already missing critical school time due to instability and frequent moves. Each disruption undermines the stability required for academic progress.\r\n\r\nAt the same time, as documented by the Advocates for Children of New York, more than 154,000 New York City students are experiencing homelessness. Under federal law, these students are entitled to school stability and continuity of education. 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