Schools face challenge bringing homeless children out of the shadows (edsource.org)
According to the most recent data released by the California Department of Education, schools are getting better at identifying their homeless students, but more than 2,700 of the state's nearly 10,500 schools still report zero. That means homeless students in those districts who have not been officially identified are not receiving specialized assistance, as required by state and federal law. School districts appear to be getting better at identifying and reporting homelessness in their...