 Dear reader,
The number of homeless students is rising rapidly throughout the U.S., which is why Neal Morton’s story on targeting children who are not technically defined as homeless but whose families still need enormous support is so important – and inspiring. Morton profiles a Washington State program that’s one of the first of its kind, and it is turning children’s lives around.
The story, which earned prominence in Apple News, ran with our partner USA Today, which also published our in-depth look at how Black and Latino infants and toddlers often miss out on early-intervention therapies that could change the trajectory of their education.
Many Hechinger Report staffers are at SXSW.edu in Austin this week, where we are loving the opportunities to get story ideas and be involved in conversations about the future of education. As you know, we also love to hear from our readers, but it’s even better seeing many of you in person – and we’re reminding everyone we meet to sign up for our free newsletters.
Liz Willen, Editor
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Federal rules force many families to sleep in cars, shelters and on the street before they can get housing assistance, but an unusual Washington State program takes a different approach.
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The provider shortage is real, but teens can be empowered to step up for each other.
Research shows that even where Black and Latino children enroll in high numbers, they have worse experiences than their white peers. That can include longer delays in finding therapists and less access to the most helpful therapies, including in-person sessions.
For sure, these decisions about who and what gets taught in America’s classrooms have very real implications for students, and those who seek to whitewash Black history should continue to be met with intense pressure and protestation. But white leaders have tried to restrict our education for centuries. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ playbook is plagiarized.
The problem is that no one really knows how much it costs to educate a community college student, or exactly how much more should be spent on the neediest ones, from young adults who are the first in their families to go to college, known as first generation students, to older adults who are juggling a job and children of their own along with school, often called “nontraditional” students.
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