After years of deepening child poverty, new federal data show a sharp rise in the number of homeless students who also have disabilities or limited English proficiency.
According to an analysis of U.S. Census Data conducted by MPI, 82 percent of pre-kindergartners to fifth grade ELs and 65 percent of sixth and 12th grade ELs were born in the United States.
The Los Angeles Unified School District has set up a hotline and opened extended support sites to respond to a high level of anxiety among students, particularly immigrants.