This shouldn't happen in America. According to CNN:
There were 1.2 million homeless students during the 2011-12 academic year, from preschool all the way through high school. That's up 10% from last year and 72% from the start of the recession, according to the most recent data available from the National Center for Homeless Education, which is funded by the Department of Education.
Advocacy groups say continuing economic struggles are causing more students to end up homeless, meaning that they live in shelters, motels, or are staying temporarily with someone else because they have nowhere to live.
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How can children be expected to learn in school when they don't have a permanent home to go to.
Homelessness among students is not limited to minors. According to Barbara Duffield, Policy Director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth:
58,158 college applicants indicated that they were homeless on federal financial aid forms this year -- up from 53,705 in the previous year. And that number is likely understated as well, since many families don't realize they fall into this category or don't want to admit to it.
http://money.cnn.com/...
These college students should be commended for applying for college despite their difficult circumstances.
That so many people slip through the social safety net in this country is appalling. Unfortunately, the Republicans want to make this problem worse, not better.