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The hidden homelessness among America's high school students

  • Written by Stacey Havlik, Assistant Professor of Education and Counseling, Villanova University
imageIn 2016, James Edwards, right, poses with fellow residents at the Plymouth Crossroads youth homeless residence in Lancaster, N.Y., as he prepares to leave for college. Edwards finished high school while homeless. AP/Carolyn Thompson

One in 30.

That’s what a new first-of-its-kind study found was the number of students ages 13 to 17 who have...

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