Schools May Be Underestimating How Many Kids Are Homeless

But the information gathered by the districts isn't enough to accurately track homelessness, researchers argue.

A student is considered homeless if they lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence, researchers said.Checking to see if a kid's enrollment address is at a hotel, motel or homeless shelter.Assessing housing records to see if the student's address is a boarded-up structure or one with severe damage.Nine of the 10 strategies uncovered significant unidentified student homelessness at Camden City Schools in New Jersey, researchers said.

“While more research is necessary, it is unlikely that Camden is an outlier and a good possibility that many other school districts have considerably under-identified the number of children who meet the federal definition of homelessness,” lead author J. J.

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