Educating Homeless Children
At the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Maria Foscarinis and Greg Ernst, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, ta… read more
At the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, Maria Foscarinis and Greg Ernst, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, talked to reporters about the group’s recent report, “A Foot in the Schoolhouse Door.” This report focuses on progress and barriers in educating homeless children. According to recent statistics, about 23 percent of the 750,000 homeless school-age children in the United States do not attend school. close
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