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New report finds thousands of NYC public school students experienced homelessness

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NEW YORK (PIX11) - Did you know that about one in every eight students enrolled in New York City public schools experienced homelessness during the 2025-26 school year? According to a new report from Advocates for Children of New York, that's more than 138,000 students across the city.

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  1. Chalk Beat

    1 in 8 NYC students were homeless last year, advocates find (opens Chalk Beat)

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    A person sleeps on a sidewalk near Times Square on Dec. 10, 2019. The number of students experiencing homelessness in New York City dropped last school year but remains stubbornly high.

  2. New York Times

    138,000 New York City Students Were Homeless Last School Year (opens New York Times)

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    The number of children without permanent homes dropped from a record high, but advocates warned that the crisis had probably not eased.

  3. amNewYork

    More than 138,000 NYC public school students were homeless last year, report finds (opens amNewYork)

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    More than 138,000 NYC public school students experienced homelessness during the 2025-2026 school year, representing approximately one in every eight children in the city’s public school system, according to a report released on Tuesday by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC).

  4. The City

    NYC Student Homelessness Declines but Remains Stubbornly High, Report Finds (opens The City)

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    This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. One in eight New York City public school students experienced homelessness last school year, according to a report released Tuesday by the nonprofit Advocates for Children.

  5. Pix11

    New report finds thousands of NYC public school students experienced homelessness (opens Pix11)

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    NEW YORK (PIX11) - Did you know that about one in every eight students enrolled in New York City public schools experienced homelessness during the 2025-26 school year? According to a new report from Advocates for Children of New York, that's more than 138,000 students across the city.

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