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Monday, June 29, 2009

Schools feel the impact of homeless students

School is tough enough. But when a student doesn't have a home, the pressures increase even more.

A few homeless students might thrive — one homeless parent said her daughter looked forward to school because it is the "one constant" in her life.

But too often, homeless students face uncertainty, from changing schools to losing friends. And even those who have homes are affected, as classrooms in schools with high numbers of homeless students are often in a state of flux.

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