Oregon Schools See Spike In Homeless Students

By Amanda Ingram
homeless youth
unemployment
increase of nearly 14 percent
18,051 homeless students — nearly enough to fill the Rose Garden for a Blazer game — in K-12 schools
more than double what it was in the 2003-04 school year

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