25,000 Students in Arizona Now Homeless, July 2009

25,000 Students in Arizona Now Homeless; Up 18% in Past Year

More bad news for Arizona student’s today as The Arizona Republic reported Arizona Department of Education Student Homeless Numbers for 2008-2009.  The article reports that; “[t]he number of homeless schoolchildren in Arizona has surpassed 25,000 – equivalent to the population of Fountain Hills.”  To read more about this disturbing trend, click on the link to the article below.

25,000 Students in Arizona Now Homeless, Up 18% in Past Year, Arizona Republic, July 4, 2009

Schools Must Reach Out to Help Homeless Kids, The Arizona Daily Star, July 7, 2009

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One Response to “25,000 Students in Arizona Now Homeless, July 2009”

  1. What Part of “We’re Broke” Don’t You Understand? « Elephant4Life says:
    July 17, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    [...] is steadily increasing. 1.6 million of us are homeless, and a third of that number are families. In Arizona, 25,000 schoolchildren are homeless. There are no jobs, because the asshole in the White House, his [...]

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