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San Diego schools report significant drop in unhoused student tally. Some say it’s not the full story.

by Chloe Wynne January 4, 2022January 5, 2022 Why you can trust inewsource

As classes resume in person, it’s unclear whether all of the students experiencing homelessness have returned to the classroom.

State Senate President Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, is shown speaking on June 7, 2016, at the Westin Hotel in downtown San Diego. (Photo by Nancee Lewis)

Sen. Toni Atkins intervenes; San Diego Unified gets $250,000 for homeless students

by Megan Wood June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 Why you can trust inewsource

Students shown leaving the Hoover High School campus on May 31, 2018.

Scott Peters’ plea to help get San Diego Unified homeless student funding rejected

by Megan Wood June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Why you can trust inewsource

Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, speaks at a news conference in Clairemont on Jan. 21, 2016. (Megan Wood/inewsource)

Rep. Peters makes plea to get funding for San Diego Unified’s homeless students

by Megan Wood May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 Why you can trust inewsource

The outside of the San Diego Unified School District Education Center, May 8, 2018. (Megan Wood/inewsource)

Missing signature costs San Diego Unified funding for homeless students

by Megan Wood May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 Why you can trust inewsource

San Diego County homeless student count reaches record high. But how real are the numbers?

by Megan Wood February 13, 2018October 30, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource

San Diego schools reported more than 22,000 homeless students enrolled in public and charter schools last year. April 14, 2016. Megan Wood, inewsource.

Trump’s proposed budget cuts worry advocates for homeless students

by Megan Wood April 3, 2017August 5, 2021 Why you can trust inewsource

Two students walk past the entrance of Emory Elementary, a school in the South Bay Union School District. In 2016, the district reported 20 percent of its students were homeless. Feb. 23, 2017. Megan Wood, inewsource.

The challenge of counting San Diego County homeless students: What is a home?

by Megan Wood February 27, 2017August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource