“Kansas schools are reporting a rise in child homelessness, a trend that advocates say has implications for the ability of children to learn in school.

“The number of homeless children attending Kansas schools has nearly tripled since before the recession, according to data from the Kansas State Department of Education.”

http://cjonline.com/news/2014-12-27/child-homelessness-kansas-schools-report

The rise in homeless children also has implications for funding needs, test scores and diversion of funds to charters and private schools that will never serve these children.