How many dropouts become homeless

The campaign, which seeks to focus on homeless students at every stage of academic development, set three goals for the country: young children experiencing homelessness will participate in quality early childhood programs at the same rate as their housed peers by , high school students will reach a graduation rate of 90 percent by , and post-secondary students will reach an attainment rate of 60 percent by According to the report Hidden in Plain Sight, students experiencing homelessness are 87 percent more likely to dropout of school than their stably housed peers.

New research states that without a high school diploma, youth are 4. Furthermore, more than 95 percent of jobs created during the economic recovery have gone to workers with at least some college education, while those with a high school diploma or less are being left behind. More and more research supports the charge to pay closer attention to the educational needs of homeless students to help break the cycle of poverty.

These students cannot afford to miss out on the opportunity to complete the critical first step of a high school diploma due to homelessness. Inspired by perspectives from families and students, Education Leads Home will focus on raising awareness of the challenges faced by this population of students.

The campaign will encourage high-quality learning practices aimed to eliminate disparities in access to quality early childhood programs, work toward raising high school graduation rates, and create more pathways to postsecondary attainment. This year is the first time in which all states are required to track graduation rates among homeless students to meet standards set by the Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA.

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