New York Times | About one in eight New York City schoolchildren lacked stable housing last school year, according to an analysis by Advocates for Children of New York, one of the highest rates of any school district in the country.
“If you truly want to break the cycle of homelessness, you have to make sure that young people today are successful in school,” said Jennifer Pringle, a project director at the advocacy group. “For too often, entering a shelter derails a child’s education.”