College Students Hide Hunger, Homelessness : NPR

 

 

More Students Struggling

There’s a definite increase in the number of homeless students nationwide, according to the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. But nobody has firm numbers.

“What we’re hearing from the college presidents and leadership [is] that more and more students are struggling,” says Michelle Asha-Cooper, of the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Washington, D.C.

“Some are taking out pretty large amounts of student loans to finance their education as well as their living costs. Some are enrolling part-time, some are even dropping out.” more from NPR