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    North Texas schools have more unhoused students — and their needs are costly

    By Caroline Love KERA News,

    5 days ago
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    North Texas school districts are seeing an increase in students experiencing homelessness. Yfat Yossifor/KERA News

    DALLAS — North Texas school districts are seeing an increase in students experiencing homelessness — and their resources to help are spread thin.

    Students who lack access to stable housing are eligible for services through their schools under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The federal law aims to remove barriers to education for students experiencing homelessness. McKinney Vento students receive free breakfast, lunch and transportation to and from school.

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