San Diego news from inewsource Journalism for the common good
New data show more than 23,800 students were homeless last year in San Diego County — a record high and a 4.7 percent increase over the previous year. But a county Office of Education official acknowledges the homeless student count could be wrong. It all depends on who does the counting and how they interpret federal guidelines for calculating who ... Read More »
With limited details available in the Trump administration’s “skinny budget,” education officials are worried that an already small source of federal funding to help homeless students succeed could be at risk. Read More »
There are 21,466 homeless students in San Diego County K-12 public schools. That’s nearly the population of Coronado. The number has been growing over the past seven years. But not all children counted as homeless are living on the streets, in cars or in other vulnerable places. The numbers are important — a lot of money rides on them — ... Read More »