Black, Latino/a, Native American, English learner, and special education students are disproportionately represented among students experiencing homelessness¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2027: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? Black students are 80% more likely to experience homelessness than expected from their enrollment share, Latino/a students are 36% and Native American students 60% overrepresented, English learners 70% overrepresented, and special education students 25% overrepresented. → Levin 2022

Evidence¶

Levin 2022¶

Levin, S., Espinoza, D., & Griffith, M. (2022). Supporting students experiencing homelessness: District approaches to supports and funding. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/557.894

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

The report's background synthesis of research on disproportionality, attributing the patterns to systemic factors including discriminatory housing policy, higher child poverty, and lower wealth. English learner and special education overrepresentation figures appear in the adjacent paragraph.

"Black students are 80% more likely to be experiencing homelessness than would be expected based on their numbers among all students. Similarly, Latino/a students are 36% overrepresented and Native American students are 60% overrepresented among students experiencing homelessness."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Student homelessness disproportionately affects Black students, LGBT youth, English learners, and students with disabilities — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
Approximately 57% of California students experiencing homelessness are enrolled in schools where more than 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, compared with 34% of all students — related

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`title`	`Black, Latino/a, Native American, English learner, and special education students are disproportionately represented among students experiencing homelessness`
`description`	`Black, Latino/a, Native American, English learner, and special education students are disproportionately represented among students experiencing homelessness`
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`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2022`
`recheck_by`	`2027`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-10`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `levin-2022`

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