study from nonprofit Advocates for Children of New York<\/a> takes a closer look at the more than 150,000 students who were homeless during the 2024-2025 year.<\/p>\nWhat the study shows \u00a0<\/p>\n
The new report that found that the 154,000 students in city schools last year who were identified as homeless had a difficult time making it to school.<\/p>\n
“Sixty-three percent of students in shelter were chronically absent. Again, they missed 1 out of every 10 days of school,” Advocates for Children’s Jennifer Pringle said.<\/p>\n
Missed classes translated into learning difficulties, the report found.<\/p>\n
“Thirty-three percent of students who were homeless scored proficient in the English Language Arts exam for grades 3 through 8, 33%. That is well below the 60% of their permanently housed peers who scored proficiently,” Pringle said.<\/p>\n
Proximity placement being used to combat absenteeism<\/p>\n
Christine Quinn runs the WIN shelter system.<\/p>\n
“On average, a homeless child goes to two to three schools a year. The school they’ll start in, the school where the shelter is, and then the school their permanent home is. That also creates absentees,” Quinn said.<\/p>\n
New York City officials say they’re trying to decrease absenteeism by placing families near schools.<\/p>\n
“DHS was able to increase the rate of families residing in the same borough as their youngest school-aged child to over 82% in the first four months of [fiscal year] 2026.” said Nicholas Jacobelli, a spokesperson for the Department of Social Services.<\/p>\n
Pringle pointed out, “There’s only so much New York City Public Schools can do if Department of Homeless Services is placing 40% of families in a different borough from where their kids go to school. Those types of practices create significant challenges in terms of commutes and transportation.”<\/p>\n
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