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EPISODE · Oct 10, 2025 · 10 MIN

How Fresno Schools Are Helping Students Get Back On Their Feet

from KQED's The California Report · host KQED

For many families experiencing homelessness, school can be a difficult hurdle to clear. Chronic absenteeism is higher, and graduation rates are lower among homeless students. But the Fresno Unified School District has been working to combat this problem. And the efforts appear to be working. Reporter: Rachel Livinal/KVPR Doctors at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles County say administrators are allowing federal immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and block doctors from properly treating detained patients who need emergency care. Reporter: Jill Replogle/LAist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many families experiencing homelessness, school can be a difficult hurdle to clear. Chronic absenteeism is higher, and graduation rates are lower among homeless students. But the Fresno Unified School District has been working to combat this problem. And the efforts appear to be working. Reporter: Rachel Livinal/KVPR Doctors at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles County say administrators are allowing federal immigration agents to interfere in medical decisions and block doctors from properly treating detained patients who need emergency care. Reporter: Jill Replogle/LAist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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