A Second Home In School: Uptown Schools Confront the Rise of Homeless Students

The number of homeless students in New York City has quadrupled since 2008, data gathered by the city’s Department of Education indicates. In Harlem, too, “the incidence of student homelessness has significantly increased over the years,” says Emily Kramer of the New York State Technical and Education Assistance Center for Homeless Students (NYS-TEACHS).