10.26.2022 | NY Post |\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of attention right now on newly arrived families, as there should be, and there were more than 100,000 students experiencing homelessness before this recent influx,\u201d said Jennifer Pringle, who leads Advocates for Children\u2019s work on student homelessness.\u00a0<\/p>
\u00a0\u201cWhile the mayor works to address the housing crisis and families seeking asylum, he has to ensure that kids in temporary housing have access to school,\u201d Pringle added.\u00a0<\/p>
The DOE still hasn\u2019t put in place an interim executive director since the office head said he was leaving more than a month ago \u2014 a memo earlier this month showed a group of regional directors are leading that team for now.\u00a0<\/p>
And the agency has yet to hire 100 shelter-based DOE staffers to work year-round, despite allocating part of its budget for those positions last spring \u2014 though central staffer Flavia Puello-Perdomo told The Post last week it would hire the first 50 by the end of this month.\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cThey say it\u2019s a priority, so let\u2019s see it,\u201d said Pringle.<\/p>