Help these kids today: America’s quiet homelessness nightmare is 1.3 million homeless students

Posted on AllSides December 25th, 2014
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Tis the season of joyful children, the unfortunate addition of candy canes to coffee drinks, and fancy DVD sets given by people who apparently aren’t aware of streaming video. And also, pleas to help the homeless.

The way that last part repeats, year after year, can make it seem like homelessness is an entrenched, unchanging part of our society. But data from recent years shows the nature of the problem is shifting dramatically before our eyes.

According to HUD, the number of people on the streets and in shelters on...

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