More than 100,000 children in New York City public schools experience homelessness each year, living in shelters or shared housing. These homeless students and their families encounter significant educational challenges. The 'Hear Our Voices' podcast emphasizes advocacy for policy changes, including reformation of the state's Foundation Aid Formula, which allocates school funding based on student needs. This formula has not been updated in over 20 years, neglecting new criteria like housing insecurity. Programs such as Education and Early Education Warriors train parents to effectively advocate for reform.
"We always say at the Alliance for Quality Education that if you've lived it, you are an expert. So you don't need a degree to tell you that something in your life is wrong and that you need to change it."
"Foundation Aid Formula accounts for different things like poverty rates, homelessness, free school or reduced lunches, things like that. But it hasn't been updated in more than 20 years, something AQE is pushing the state to do now to account for increased housing insecurity and other criteria."
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