California's Housing Crisis Hits Classrooms | San Diego News

California’s housing crisis is hitting classrooms hard, with over 298,000 students without stable homes — a 10% surge since 2019. Hotspots like Monterey and Santa Barbara see alarming rates, including two in five kids at Salinas Elementary facing housing insecurity. These students are falling behind: more absences, suspensions, lower grades, and fewer college-bound. A $116 million state fund is a start, but experts demand deeper, targeted investments, federal protections, and sustained funding to fix this growing educational emergency — one that’s echoing nationwide, affecting over 1.3 million students. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/87ce2f85439d319f