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More than 138,000 New York City students experienced homelessness last school year — roughly 1 in 8 public school students — including those living in shelters or doubled up with family or friends.

That’s a 10% decline year over year. But the number is roughly equivalent to the entire city of Albany and marks the 11th straight year the figure has topped 100,000.

Our top story digs into the latest numbers, including where student homelessness is concentrated.

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1 in 8 NYC students were homeless last year, advocates find

One in eight NYC public school students experienced homelessness last year, marking the 11th consecutive year the total topped 100,000.

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