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Fighting student homelessness by helping the whole family

How one district in Kansas City is addressing national homelessness.

02/14/2017 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Fighting student homelessness by helping the whole family

Clip: 2/14/2017 | 6m 50s

How one district in Kansas City is addressing national homelessness.

If a homeless student is worrying about where he is spending the night, it’s likely he’s not going to be thinking much about his homework. And in one of the poorest districts in Kansas, educators have realized that to help homeless students they needed to do more to help homeless families. Special correspondent Lisa Stark of Education Week traveled to Kansas City to explore their unique program.

02/14/2017 | Rating NR

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